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Personal info

Full name
GRENDELL, Thurland Raymond
Date of birth
20 September 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35384472
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Rittershoffen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Raymond A. Grendell (father)
Sarah M. (Page) Grendell (mother)
Thelma K. Grendell (sister)
Kenneth M. Grendell (brother)
Irvin C. Grendell (brother)

More information

Pfc Thurland R. Grendell attended Windham High School and was employed at the Hulls Barbecue before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Page Hight Family Tree / 1920 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Mary John

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – R & S, Portland Evening Express - 17 February 1945