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GRUBE, Richard E - Date of
birth
4 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Pennington County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37476604 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence L. Grube (father)
Naoma M. Grube (mother)
Robert L. Grube (brother)
James L. Grube (brother)
Roy K. Grube (brother)
More information
Mr. Grube graduated from Rapid City High School in 1942 and attended the School of Mines for about nine months before entering the war. He enlisted in the infantry as a rifleman and went into active service on March 18, 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Pfc Grube was then stationed with the 406th Infantry Regiment at Camp Swift, Texas. He was with the Ozark division. Pfc Grube then went overseas in September.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful Dutchman, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, http://mva.sd.gov - Jane Heck
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Rapid City Journal