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Personal info

Full name
OTTERSBACH, Granville E
Date of birth
13 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35817193
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Leine, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 12 12

Immediate family

Members
William J. Ottersbach (father)
Rosaline (McLaughlin) Ottersbach (mother)
Leslie W. Ottersbach (brother)
Norbert E. Ottersbach (brother)
Alfred J. Ottersbach (brother)
Leo E. Ottersbach (brother)
Russell C. Ottersbach (brother)
William J. Ottersbach (brother)
Marion V. Ottersbach (brother)

More information

Granville E. Ottersbach attended Fairdale High School.

He enlisted on 2 September 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky and was sent overseas on 22 Janaury 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census, 79th Infantry Division “Cross of Lorraine” Unit History, Morgan Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal

Photo source: Danny van der Groen, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal, www.findagrave.com - Anony1234