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Personal info

Full name
GRIMM, George Edward
Date of birth
17 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Baltimore County, Maryland
Hometown
Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33724257
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 16 39

Immediate family

Members
Jesse B. Grimm Sr. (father)
Mary E. Grimm (mother)
Jesse B. Grimm Jr. (brother)
Margaret Grimm (sister)
Virginia R. Grimm (sister)
Martin A. Grimm (brother)

More information

Pfc George E. Grimm was employed in the fabrication of textile products.

He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 6 May 1943.

He joined his unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on 19 July 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / George Quinn