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GROSS, Anthony Joseph - Date of
birth
24 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36254311 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oberhoffen, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John F. Gross (father)
Regina M. (Faulstich) Gross (mother)
Vincent L. Gross (brother)
Leo Gross (brother)
Charles A. Gross (brother)
Francis H. Gross (brother)
Edwin M. Gross (brother)
Mariana R. Gross (sister)
Genevieve M. Gross (sister)
Adeline R. Gross (sister)
Helen T. Gross (sister)
More information
Pvt Anthony J. Gross enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 31 July 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Wisconsin U.S. Birth Records 1812-1921 / 142ndaar-.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Misty, www.ancestry.com - kmpoth51