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Walter GROSFIELD
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 37272215 | ||||||
| AGE | 37 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 october 1907 Norman County MINNESOTA | ||||||
| ETAT | MINNESOTA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parent: T.J. & Gemalia GROSFIELD Sisters: Gladys, Esther & Thelma Brother: Arnold | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | -- | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | - |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 24 april 1942 | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company C | ||||||
| BATTALION |
743rd Tank Battalion
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| DIVISION | 30th Infantry Division (the 14 june 1944) | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 august 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA (probably killed by a fratricidal shot) | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Region of Mortain | ||||||
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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of La Cambe N°3539
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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| STORY | |||||||
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Basic training Fort Lewis WASHINGTON, then Young CALIFORNIA Camps in January 1943. He participated in the landing on June 6, 1944 on Omaha Beach Walter is declared MIA at first and then in autumn 1944 he will be declared KIA after fratricidal fire | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |