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Personal info

Full name
GRUHN, Horst R
Date of birth
27 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Mühlhausen, Germany
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32718545
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Atton, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 8 20

Immediate family

Members
Richard E. Gruhn (father)
Emmy (Pflug) Gruhn (mother)
Udo E. Gruhn (brother)
Eleonor Gruhn (sister)

More information

Pfc Horst R. Gruhn immigrated in 1929. He attended high school for two years.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / HGruhn's Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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