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GRAND PRE, Philip Leo - Date of
birth
15 August 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37019505 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles H. Grand Pre (father)
Mary E. (Paradis) Grand Pre (mother)
Gertrude F. Grand Pre (sister)
Emma R. Grand Pre (sister)
Edward A. Grand Pre (brother)
More information
1st Sgt Philip L. Grand Pre was employed at the Railway Express Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.He enlisted in March 1941 and was sent overseas in January 1945.
Sgt Grand Pre was rowing across the Rhine with a team from E Company. In midstream the boat was hit in the middle by a 20mm. The boat exploded and most of the men including Grand Pre were either killed or drowned.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, Headstone and Interment Record / Taryn's Family Tree (Taryn Bross), www.89infdivww2.org, WWII Draft Card, History of the 354th Infantry Regiment in Europe 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Minneapolis Star - 7 June 1945