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GREINER, George E - Date of
birth
19 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33750435 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Anthony S. Greiner (father)
Agnes M. (Love) Greiner (mother)
Hadwig A. Greiner (brother)
Paul A. Greiner (brother)
Gertrude E. Greiner (sister)
More information
Pvt George E. Greiner graduated from Altoona High School with high honors in Art.He enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 12 November 1943 and was sent to England in May 1944.
At the time of his death his brother Paul was serving with the U.S. Navy in California.
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Daily News 3 November 1944 - 11 November 1944 / Altoona Mirror
Photo source: Daily News - 11 November 1944, www.findagrave.com - Laura Phillips, Altoona Mirror