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Personal info

Full name
GRIESHABER, Russell J
Date of birth
28 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
St. Louis City, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
20732522
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Riquewihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 27 33

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Grieshaber (father)
Dollie Grieshaber (mother)

More information

Sgt Russell Grieshaber attended high school for one year before he joined the National Guard in Fostus, Missouri on 23 December 1940.

He was awarded the Silver Star "for gallantry in action while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 1 October 1944 in France."

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his back.

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