Elmer Gedeon
(1917-1944)

Elmer gedeon 1938 UofM football team Elmer Gedeon with the 1938 University of Michigan football team. Cropped to show the player, enlarged about 140% Foto: Photographer / Artist Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.) / Public Domain

United States Navy Captain, Major League Baseball player, one of two MLB players killed in World War II (1917-1944) – Elmer Gedeon was born in Cleveland (City in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States) on April 15th, 1917 and died in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France) on April 20th, 1944 at the age of 27. Today Elmer Gedeon would be 107 years old.

Age

how old was Elmer Gedeon when he died?

Elmer Gedeon died in 1944 at the age of 27.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 15th, 1917 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Cleveland City in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Death Date	April 20th, 1944 (Thursday)
Death place	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Elmer Gedeon

Birthday

When was Elmer Gedeon born?

Elmer Gedeon was born on April 15th, 1917.

Death

When did Elmer Gedeon die?

Elmer Gedeon died on April 20th, 1944 at the age of 27 in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France). Today Elmer Gedeon would be 107 years old.