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GREMS, Bert George - Date of
birth
13 July 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas -
Hometown
Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37728833 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon - 3rd Squad
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Albestroff, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
George G. Grems (father)
Roxie A. (Snow) Grems (mother)
Frances Grems (brother)
Florence M. Grems (sister)
John M. Grems (brother)
Ruby I. Grems (sister)
George E. Grems (brother)
Ruth P. Grems (sister)
Watie E. Grems (sister)
Alton L. Grems (brother)
Zelda B. Grems (sister)
Thelma G. Grems (wife)
More information
Pvt Bert G. Grems owned and operated Bert's Market in Tonganoxie.He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 11 December 1943 and was sent overseas in September 1944.
His platoon commander, 1st Lt Frank T. Boardway, wrote in a letter to his wife what happened on that tragic day: The advance was very slow due to the stiff resistance that Company E was encountering. In the late afternoon the company was forced to dig in and S/Sgt Storrs and your husband began digging a fox hole. An enemy barrage of both mortars and artillery was layed directly on the company, and S/Sgt Storrs and your husband were forced to seek shelter in the unfinished fox hole. A heavy mortar shell struck a tree and the resulting tree burst hit your husband in the back and killed him instantly.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sturm Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – R & S, www.newspapers.com – The Tonganoxie Mirror - 7 December 1944/22 November 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Tonganoxie Mirror - 4 January 1945