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CRAIG, Gavin Grundy Jr - Date of
birth
27 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Warren County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-518902 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division,
1st Platoon
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Hottorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Gavin G. Craig (father)
Elsie C. (Crawford) Craig (mother)
Winnie Craig (sister)
Morris Craig (brother)
Margaret B. (Graham) Craig (wife)
Peggy Craig (daughter)
More information
1st Lt Gavin G. Craig Jr. graduated from Western States Teachers College with the class of 1943.He was killed by a flak gun hidden in a haystack.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ozark Researcher, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Swift Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.hobbydog.net, www.bgdailynews.com, Western Kentucky University
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Western Kentucky University Archives- Suellyn Lathrop