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Personal info

Full name
GRANEY, Robert Louis
Date of birth
19 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Le Roy, Genesee County, New York
Hometown
Le Roy, Genesee County, New York

Military service

Service number
32837958
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of La Bourgonce, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 18 32

Immediate family

Members
Charles D. Graney (father)
Elizabeth M. (Muller) Graney (mother)
Charles M. Graney (brother)
Marian Graney (sister)
Gertrude L. Graney (sister)
Eleanor Graney (sister)
John R. Graney (brother)
Dorothy R. Graney (sister)
William D. Graney (brother)
Richard E. Graney (brother)

More information

Cpl Robert L. Graney attended Roy High School and the Syracuse University where he studied journalism. Here he joined the Reserve Officers Training Corps and graduated in 1943.

He had his training at Fort Benning, Georgia and Camp Meade, and was sent overseas in July 1944.

He was killed by a bullet in his back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks