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CPL Carroll William Grant

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CPL Carroll William Grant Veteran

Birth
Nantahala Township, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Death
22 Jan 1945 (aged 24)
Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot H, Row 6, Grave 8
Memorial ID
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CPL GRANT, Carroll William
Service number: 34255042

Age: 24
Born: 1920, Nantahala, Macon County, North Carolina
Hometown: McDowel County, North Carolina
Family:
Crawford Monroe Grant (father)
Hassie (nee Owenby) Grant/Mann (mother)
James Harold Grant (brother)
Royal Wayne Grant (brother)
Roy Dillard Grant (brother)
Charles Crawford Grant (brother)
married, wife's name not found as of yet

Rank: Corporal
Function: Not available
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 22 January 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot H, Row 6, Grave 8
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 12, 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Other information:
CPL GRANT, Carroll William
Service number: 34255042

Age: 24
Born: 1920, Nantahala, Macon County, North Carolina
Hometown: McDowel County, North Carolina
Family:
Crawford Monroe Grant (father)
Hassie (nee Owenby) Grant/Mann (mother)
James Harold Grant (brother)
Royal Wayne Grant (brother)
Roy Dillard Grant (brother)
Charles Crawford Grant (brother)
married, wife's name not found as of yet

Rank: Corporal
Function: Not available
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 22 January 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot H, Row 6, Grave 8
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on March 12, 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Other information:

Inscription

CPL TK BN 7 ARMD DIV NORTH CAROLINA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from North Carolina



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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56278781/carroll_william-grant: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Carroll William Grant (11 Apr 1920–22 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56278781, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).