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GRINDROD, Edward Percy - Date of
birth
20 September 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Coal City, Will County, Illinois -
Hometown
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36772661 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
Herbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 7 | 65 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Grindrod (father)
Elizabeth (Ocho) Grindrod (mother)
LaVelle (Kirby) Grindrod (wife)
More information
Private Grindrod graduated from Coal City High School and was employed at the Elwood Ordnance Plant before he enlisted on on 7 December 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.He was married to Lavelle Kirby in April 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.idaillinois.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet