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GRUBBS, David Edgar - Date of
birth
5 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Houck, Apache County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18059612 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Truck Driver -
Unit
A Company,
327th Engineer Combat Battalion,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Flossdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph A. Grubbs (father)
Jeanette W. (Wilcox) Grubbs (mother)
More information
Pvt David E. Grubbs attended the New Mexico Military Institute.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Roswell, New Mexico on 16 November 1942. He trained at Camp Maxey, Texas, Ohio State University (A.S.T.P.), Camp Swift in Texas and Fort Dix, New Jersey.
During the night on 16-17 December a crew from the company crossed two infantry patrols at Flossdorf in an assault boat using a rope attached to the near and far shore. These two patrols were returned safely; one other was taken across, but it never returned to the crossing site. A seven man crew utilizing the principle of the flying ferry crossed in an assault boat which submerged near the enemy shore. One man was lost.'
Pvt Grubbs was seen floating down stream on the Roer River.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ozark Researcher, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, After Action Report 327th Engr Combat Bn / New Mexico, WWII Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Beth Armstrong Warner