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Personal info

Full name
GRIMES, Joseph Knox
Date of birth
16 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33950892
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lipperscheid - Hoscheid, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 54

Immediate family

Members
Joseph M.Grimes (father)
Anna M. (Knox) Grimes (mother)
William T. Grimes (brother)
Alice Grimes (sister)
Marian Grimes (sister)
Richard Grimes (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph K. Grimes worked on a farm before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 27 June 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave - Luxembourg American Cemetery