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GRELLE, Forrest B Jr - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Warren County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35097674 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Autreville, Pont-à-Mousson, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Forrest B. Grelle Sr. (father)
Helen (Wieland) Grelle (mother)
More information
Pfc Forrest B. Grelle Jr. graduated from Logansport High School before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harris, Indiana on 17 March 1943.He is remembered at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Indiana.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Deb Minniear Rush, 1942 Logansport High School Tattler Yearbook - courtesy of Kathy McDermott