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GRIBBEN, Thomas Arthur - Date of
birth
8 December 1912 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas -
Hometown
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35077746 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dürboslar-Siersdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
John F. Gribben (father)
Rose (Mc Cornick) Gribben (mother)
Margret Gribben (sister)
Frances Gribben (sister)
Robert J. Gribben (brother)
John J. Gribben (brother)
Mary E. Gribben (sister)
Marie C. (Cameron) Gribben (wife)
Thomas J. Gribben (son)
Robert D. Gribben (son)
More information
Pvt Thomas Gribben enlisted on 31 March 1944 at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky.He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 12 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, James Gribben / Kurstin Sherman, Raymond Nix