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KELLEPOURIS, Gregory D - Date of
birth
17 July 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36548467 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 June 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of the La Fière Bridge on the D15
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 31 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel P. Kellepouris (father)
Mary Kellepouris (mother)
Stella (Thomas) Kellepouris (wife)
More information
Pfc Gregory Kellepouris was a factory worker.This is an eywitness account of Pfc Clinton E. Riddle, who served with Pfc Kellepouris in the same company:
"Greg was killed June 9, 1944 in an orchard in Normandy. I saw Greg and 18 others killed that day by Germans hiding in tall grass in a pit in an orchard. The Germans waited until the boys got close to where they were before firing. I visited the place the next morning and saw where they lay in a line across the orchard. You could almost step from one to the other. I saw this one with the black gloves with his hand outstretched as if he was reaching for something "to help me God".
Pvc Kellepouris was killed during the battle for the La Fière Bridge.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Blosville, France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Connie Moore, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - family tree