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Personal info

Full name
GRADY, Edward
Date of birth
17 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36834220
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Near Perl, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 4

Immediate family

Members
Francis D. Grady (father)
Hazel B. Grady (mother)
Mary H. Grady (sister)
Kathleen F. Grady (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward Grady graduated from West High School in 1943 and was employed at the Calvary Cemetery.

He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 20 September 1943 and was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at Fort Benning. He was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery