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Personal info

Full name
DE GREVE, Vernon Jack
Date of birth
11 November 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36373498
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 14 27

Immediate family

Members
Charles P. De Greve (father)
Bessie E. De Greve (mother)
Agnes De Greve (sister)
Donald De Greve (brother)
Charles M. De Greve (brother)
Lorraine De Greve (sister)
Robert De Greve (brother)
Wayne De Greve (brother)
Carol De Greve ( sister)
Gale De Greve (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Vernon J. De Greve enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 18 September 1942.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium, Block K, Row 3, Grave 47.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Chuck DeGreve (nephew)