WWII · Battle Death Record
Erford Gage
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army · New York
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Erford Gage
- Entered the Service From
- New York
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- March 17, 1945
- Awards
- Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
- Burial / Memorial
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Grave
- Plot A, Row 8, Grave 28
Their story
Staff Sergeant Erford H. Gage, a stage and film actor before the war, served with the 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division, and was killed in action on March 17, 1945, during the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. According to military records, he armed himself with hand grenades during a night counterattack and crawled 25 yards across fire-swept terrain to destroy a knee mortar and kill the enemy at that position, action for which he was awarded the Silver Star.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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