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Personal info

Full name
GRIMSEHL, Georg Hans Christian
Date of birth
19 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Bremen, Germany
Hometown
Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
O-2041015
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Executive Officer
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gangelt-Birgden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 21 22

Immediate family

Members
Christian F. Grimsehl (father)
Margaret Grimsehl (mother)

More information

Georg Grimsehl immigrated with his parents to the United States on 3 November 1923, arriving in New York City, New York.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten,www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Naturalization record, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card

Photo source: Koosje Crolla vd Velden, The Baltimore Sun