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GRUBER, John Harold - Date of
birth
29 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37681138 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 September 1944 - Place of
death
Gravelotte, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Gruber (father)
Mary (Krug) Gruber (mother)
Dorothy M. Gruber (sister)
Raymond Gruber (brother)
Lillian K. (Scheckel) Gruber (wife)
Judith A. Gruber (daughter)
Carol M. Gruber (daughter)
Darlene M. Gruber (daughter)
More information
Pvt John H. Gruber was married to Lillian Katherine Scheckel on 17 April 1940.He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 1 November 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951 / Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries, 1947-1959, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson