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GRESEN, Warren Houston - Date of
birth
12 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Kankakee County, Illinois -
Hometown
Kankakee County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20603586 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Leintrey, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 25 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earnest F. Gresen (father)
Margaret (Nowman) Gresen (mother)
Leonard F. Gresen (brother)
Kenneth E. Gresen (brother)
Coletta M. Gresen (sister)
Donald W. Gresen (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Warren H. Gresen joined the National Guard in Kankakee, Illinois on 5 March 1941.He was killed by a gunshot.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Taylor De Witt Farrington Tree / Kankakee County Illinois Birth Index / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy