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Personal info

Full name
GRUBE, Paul
Date of birth
24 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York
Hometown
Beekmantown, Clinton County, New York

Military service

Service number
32740741
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 2 19

Immediate family

Members
Paul J. Grube (father)
Mabel E. (Cassidy) Grube (mother)
John F. Grube (brother)
Helen C. Grube (sister)
Ruth M. Grube (sister)
Doris A. Grube (sister)
Agustis L. Grube (brother)
Gustave L. Grube (brother)
Marion E. Grube (sister)
William R. Grube (brother)

More information

Pvt Paul Grube was a baker before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 6 January 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1925 Census / 1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Wood Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nimblejacks