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Personal info

Full name
GREGORY, Alfred Cookman Jr
Date of birth
31 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12101339
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Pier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 7 17

Immediate family

Members
Alfred C. Gregory (father)
Ethel (Wimpenny) Gregory (mother)

More information

Pfc Alfred C. Gregory Jr. joined the US Army Reserve in New Brunswick, New Jersey on 14 December 1942 as a private. He attended Rutgers University in September 1941 for two years before entering the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at the University of Delaware until it was disbanded.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Clark Family Tree / U.S. School Yearbook / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Rutgers University

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook / Chuck Perfater, www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet