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GRIFFIN, Roy Phillip - Date of
birth
17 February 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Joliet, Will County, Illinois -
Hometown
Will County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36696496 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Roy P. Griffin Sr. (father)
Margaret (Blum) Griffin (mother)
Charlotte M. (Greenly) Griffin (wife)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Iowa Marriage Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet