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EVANS, Grover Cleveland - Date of
birth
22 January 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Greenville, Meriweather County, Georgia -
Hometown
LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34838837 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Outside of Treseburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Butler A. Evans (father)
Ida L. Evans (mother)
Gabie Evans (sister)
Frances R. Evans (sister)
Butler A. Evans Jr. (brother)
Alvin C. Evans (brother)
Marshall E. Evans (brother)
Edna L. Evans (sister)
Roswell Evans (brother)
Dorothy L. Evans (sister)
Audrey C. Evans (wife)
Brenda K. Evans (daughter)
More information
Pfc Grover C. Evans was employed at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California before he enlisted in August 1944. He was sent overseas in January 1945.He was killed by small arms fire.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Hannah Majewski - Evans Family, Martha Evans