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Personal info

Full name
GRAVITT, Blaine Warren
Date of birth
5 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Fyffe, DeKalb County, Alabama
Hometown
Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
O1060109
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Goesdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 12 25

Immediate family

Members
John W. Gravitt (father)
Grace L. (Smith) Gravitt (mother)
Glenn M. Gravitt (brother)
Ivone O. Gravitt (sister)
Evelyn O. Gravitt (sister)
Byron J. Gravitt (brother)
Lorene (Coffey) Gravitt (wife)

More information

Lt Blaine W. Gravitt graduated from Collinsville High School and attended college for one year. He was employed by JC. Goodwin and Van Ceren.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 21 January 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Wiggins Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem