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Robert Henry GUM

Robert Henry GUM

Male 1919 - 2003  (83 years)


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  • Name Robert Henry GUM
    Birth 25 Nov 1919  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Military (ENLISTED 3/28/1942)  [3, 4] 
    Tec 5, US Army, World War II, Europe (Purple Heart) 
    Census 1920, 1930  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Doddridge Co H.S. (1939), WV Business College  [1] 
    Occupation manager of Parts Dept at Ford garage in Salem  [1] 
    Residence Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 14 Aug 2003  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Burial K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Notes 
    • Serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, he took part in the Naples, Faggio, Rome Arno and Southern France campaigns. In 1945, on the way to help liberate a prison camp in Nuremburg, Germany, he was seriously wounded. Later that year he was discharged with EAME Theater service medal, four Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart with four Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Good Conduct Medal. He was on the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Salem for over 20 years, and served as president for six years. He was one of the founding fathers of the Salem Apple Butter Festival, and for 12 years he served as treasurer and general helper for the event.
    Person ID I85202  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2012

    Father Earl GUM,   b. 22 Feb 1893, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1981, Roberts Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Mother Mittie Rebecca STALNAKER,   b. 15 Jan 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1974 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F36498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Willa Lee FULTZ,   b. CA 1928   d. 18 Aug 2002 (Age ~ 74 years)
    Marriage 12 Jun 1948  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    >1. Lou Ann GUM,   b. 2 Mar 1950   d. 20 Jan 1997 (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F36499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Robert H. Gum, Doddridge Co HS, 1939    		Robert H. Gum, Doddridge Co HS, 1939

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S1978] National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, (www.ancestry.com).

    5. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S1681] Obituary - United Hospital Center.

    7. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).