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GRIGGS, Kline L - Date of
birth
2 February 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33683869 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Berescheid-Ettelscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 67 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earl B. Griggs (father)
Effa A. Griggs (mother)
Charles A. Griggs (brother)
Virginia N. Griggs (sister)
Kenneth W. Griggs (brother)
Elizabeth (Baumgardner) Griggs (wife)
Janet M. Griggs (daughter)
More information
Pfc Kline L. Griggs worked in a machine shop before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 5 October 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Steve Mickelson (grandson)