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Personal info

Full name
GRABER, Louis
Date of birth
10 August 1906
Age
38
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Hometown
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35880668
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Strass-Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 17 15

Immediate family

Members
Edward F. Graber (father)
Winnie (Kocster) Graber (mother)
Edward Graber (brother)
Loretta Graber (sister)
Wilbur Graber (brother)
Luella Graber (sister)
George Graber (brother)
Helen E. (Zimmerman) Graber (wife)

More information

Pfc Louis Graber enlisted in November 1943 and was sent overseas in June 1944. He joined his unit on 18 July 1944.

His brother George Graber served in the Philippines.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Cincinnati Post, 22 October 1945