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Personal info

Full name
GRADY, John Joseph
Date of birth
24 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31417255
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
East of Erfstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 4 25

Immediate family

Members
John E. Grady (father)
Catherine F. Grady (mother)
Daniel W. Grady (brother)

More information

Pvt John J. Grady enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 24 January 1944. He attended college for 3 years.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com, The Berkshire Evening Eagle 4 April 1945, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet