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GRIM, Leroy Franklin - Date of
birth
12 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33931385 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 42 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Riley H. Grim (father)
Charles Long (stepfather)
Mary Long (stepmother)
Clarence Carl (stepbrother)
Madeleine V. (Solt) Grim (wife)
Jeffrey E. Grim (son)
Delores J. Grim (daughter)
More information
Pvt Leroy F. Grim enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 5 April 1944. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.At the time of his death the 11th Infantry was engaged in the vicinity of Marly, France.
He was first buried in the U.S Temporary Cemetery Limey, Toul, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / U.S. Social Security Death Index, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO
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