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Personal info

Full name
GRICE, Delbert W
Date of birth
23 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Grout, Gladwin County Michigan
Hometown
Gladwin County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36977695
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 13 1

Immediate family

Members
Enson J. Grice (father)
Sylvia B. (Murphy) Grice (mother)
Helen L. Grice (sister)
Robert E. Grice (brother)
Coral A. Grice (sister)

More information

Pvt Delbert W. Grice enlisted on 9 May 1944 and arrived in France on 5 November 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Fellow Veteran, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Long Hicks Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Bruce Guy