Service number: 14062897
Age: 25
Born: September, 26, 1918, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Hometown: Swannanoa, North Carolina
Family:
Walter Gordon Gregg (father)
Jennie June (nee Shope) Gregg (mother)
Eugene Lee Gregg (brother)
Lucy Virginia Gregg/Reed (sister)
Richard Carroll Gregg (brother)
Lionel Bird Gragg (brother)
Thad Augustus Gragg (brother)
Earl Boone Gregg (brother)
Floyd A Gragg (brother)
Agnes E Gragg (sister)
Maxine H Gragg (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: August 27, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Montmirail, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Spot: 4 miles south of Montmirail, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 3 Grave 9
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Date of enlistment: March 7, 1942, Charlotte, North Carolina
Other information:
The family has used the surnames of Gregg and Gragg. 1930 and 1940 U. S. Census shows Gragg.
Service number: 14062897
Age: 25
Born: September, 26, 1918, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Hometown: Swannanoa, North Carolina
Family:
Walter Gordon Gregg (father)
Jennie June (nee Shope) Gregg (mother)
Eugene Lee Gregg (brother)
Lucy Virginia Gregg/Reed (sister)
Richard Carroll Gregg (brother)
Lionel Bird Gragg (brother)
Thad Augustus Gragg (brother)
Earl Boone Gregg (brother)
Floyd A Gragg (brother)
Agnes E Gragg (sister)
Maxine H Gragg (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: August 27, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Montmirail, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Spot: 4 miles south of Montmirail, France
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B Row 3 Grave 9
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Date of enlistment: March 7, 1942, Charlotte, North Carolina
Other information:
The family has used the surnames of Gregg and Gragg. 1930 and 1940 U. S. Census shows Gragg.
Bio by: stéphanie pépin
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