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Personal info

Full name
SURLES, Grady Paul
Date of birth
20 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Giles County, Tennessee
Hometown
Giles County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
O-1822835
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Landscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 14 45

Immediate family

Members
Lee R. Surles (father)
Della (Davis) Surles (mother)
Lee R. Surles (brother)
William B. Surles (brother)
Samuel F. Surles (brother)
Knox D. Surles (brother)
James B. Surles (brother)
Vivian S. Surles (sister)
Thomas J. Surles (brother)
Carl W. Surles (brother)
Norma J. Surles (sister)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery