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GRAVES, Jeremy Hitchcock - Date of
birth
21 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lansing, Michigan -
Hometown
Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12067534 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Between Gressenich and Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alice C. (Priest) Graves (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Jeremy H. Graves attended college for one year.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Albany, New York on 27 February 1942. He received his basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina and Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. He was sent overseas in July 1942.
He saw action in North Africa and Sicily, before his unit participated in the invasion of France.
He was wounded during the Tunisian campaign, was later hospitalized for jaundice, contracted in Sicily and was wouned a second time in France on 8 July 1944. He was sent to England for hospital care and returned to his unit around 1 October 1944.
He was also awarded the Silver Star Medal. At that time he still was a private. The citation cited: When his squad leader was severely wounded by enemy machine gun fire, Pvt Graves, with the aid of another enlisted man, successfully evacuated him from a position well exposed to constant enemy mortar and machine gun fire. Pvt Graves' heroic action was instrumental in saving the life of his fellow soldier.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, The Brattleboro Reformer 8 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Brattleboro Reformer 9 December 1944