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Personal info

Full name
GROSSENBACHER, Walter Eugene
Date of birth
25 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Wabash County, Indiana
Hometown
Madison County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35902279
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 27

Immediate family

Members
Roy Grossenbacher (father)
Ruth Grossenbacher (mother)
Arthur Grossenbacher (brother)
Lela J. (Schroyer) Grossenbacher (wife)

More information

Pfc Walter E. Grossenbacher graduated from Anderson High School where he played football. He was employed at Delco-Remy Division

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 13 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Friedman Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Madison County Historical Society Suzy Chambers Emilie Isenhour,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Madison County Historical Society Anderson Daily Bulletin 13 December 1944, The Anderson Daily Bulletin - 13 December 1944