Gene J. Appleby

World War II
Service #35295352
Unit508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From Ohio
Date of DeathSeptember 18 1945
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

His remains have been recovered and identified, but his name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.