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GRENIER, Harvey Randolph - Date of
birth
8 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
North Dakota -
Hometown
Thorne, Rolette County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37171621 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Simeon Grenier (father)
Clara (Casavant) Grenier (mother)
Theodore F. Grenier (brother)
Lucille Grenier (sister)
Dorine Grenier (sister)
Velma A. Grenier (sister)
Darrold P. Grenier (brother)
Orville Grenier (brother)
More information
Pfc Harvey R. Grenier attended high school for two years and was employed at North Dakota Agricultural College.He served 26 months in the Aleutians. He returned to the US in the fall 1944 before being sent to Germany.
Pfc Grenier is remembered at the Saint Edward Cemetery in Thorne, Rolette County, North Dakota.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - soilsister, Nolan Bateman