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Personal info

Full name
GRIMM, Adolph A
Date of birth
1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-1286275
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
Canon Company,
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, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 4 22

Immediate family

Members
Adolph Grimm (father)
Anna (Bauer) Grimm (mother)
Madeline Grimm (sister)
Elizabeth (Dederick) Grimm (wife)
Walter Grimm (son)

More information

1st Lt Adolp A. Grimm enlisted in the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 29 November 1940.

He attended 1 year of College and was a clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem