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Personal info

Full name
GRUNOW, Walter Carl
Date of birth
3 September 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33796986
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Vossenack area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 50

Immediate family

Members
Walter Grunow (father)
Marie E. Grunow (mother)
Eura G. (Minnick) Grunow (wife)

More information

Pvt Walter C. Grunow enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 30 August 1943.

Pvt Grinow immigrated from Berlin to the U.S. with his family in May 1923 and became a naturalized citizen in 1943 along with his parents. When he entered the service he had 1 year of high school and had been working as a salesperson. After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Private Grunow was associated with the United Motors Service Corp. 1624 Hunting Park ave.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Philadelphia Inquirer