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Personal info

Full name
GIESE, Grant William
Date of birth
19 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois
Hometown
East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
36642334
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Siersthal, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 6 34

Immediate family

Members
Elmer E. Giese (father)
Mary A. (Jones) Giese (mother)
Carroll E. Giese (brother)
Donald W. Giese (brother)
Henrietta J. (Wiggs) Giese (wife)
John H. Giese (son)

More information

Sgt Grant W. Giese worked in road construction before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – The Giese Family, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – mortar84

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