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GROSS, James Elbert - Date of
birth
6 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hawkins County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34506086 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
Eastern edge of the Forêt de Château-Salins, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gale B Gross (father)
Liddie (Bray) Gross (mother)
Dortha V. Gross (sister)
More information
Pfc James E. Gross worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 15 January 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Divison, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht, www.newspapers.com - Rogersville Review, 21 December 1944