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Personal info

Full name
GRIMANI, Edmund Ferdinand
Date of birth
15 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Erie County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35842892
Rank
Private
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Mürringen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 18 30

Immediate family

Members
Carl B. Grimani (father)
Doris (Moretti) Grimani (mother)
Carl Grimani Jr. (brother)
Judy Grimani (sister)

More information

Pvt Edmund F. Grimani enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 16 June 1944 while attending Sandusky High School. He went overseas in December 1944

Pvt Grimani's parents were Italian immigrants. He was talented in drawing and particularly liked drawing cars. His father was an automobile mechanic.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Tom Valli, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, The Sandusky Register (Sandusky, Ohio), www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.newspapers.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Tom Valli