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GRIMES, William Robert - Date of
birth
26 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35453393 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Hattie (Burge) Grimes (mother)
Mary E. Grimes (wife)
More information
Pvt William R. Grimes was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 28 April 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kentucky Birth Index, www.armydivs.com/10th-armored-division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman