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Personal info

Full name
GRILL, Peter
Date of birth
5 December 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Italy
Hometown
Lovelady, Burke County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34964101
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 3 17

Immediate family

Members
Philip Grill (father)
Madeline Grill (mother)
Madeline Grill (sister)
Herman Grill (brother)
Francis Grill (brother)
Stephen Grill (brother)

More information

Pvt Peter Grill enlisted in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 19 March 1944. He worked in a laundry before he enlisted. At the time of his enlistment, he was not yet an American citizen.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet