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PFC Walter Groeschel

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PFC Walter Groeschel

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
30 Sep 1944 (aged 31)
Oploo, Sint Anthonis Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
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Plot B, Row 11, Grave 18
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PFC. GROESCHEL, Walter
Service number: 35475014

Age: 31
Born: April 9, 1913, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Family:
Albin Max Groeschel (father)
Emma (nee Sauer) Groeschel (mother)
Robert E. Groeschel (brother)
Alvine Groeschel/Gallahue (sister)
Selma Elsie Groeschel/Holbourn (sister)
Carrie Groeschel/Zaring (sister)
Emily Groeshel/Hall (sister)
Emma LeeGroeschel/Phillips (sister)

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 40th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 30 September 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Oploo, Sint Anthonis Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Half a mile southeast of Oploo, Netherlands
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 11, Grave 18
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: March 27, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky
Other information:
PFC. GROESCHEL, Walter
Service number: 35475014

Age: 31
Born: April 9, 1913, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Family:
Albin Max Groeschel (father)
Emma (nee Sauer) Groeschel (mother)
Robert E. Groeschel (brother)
Alvine Groeschel/Gallahue (sister)
Selma Elsie Groeschel/Holbourn (sister)
Carrie Groeschel/Zaring (sister)
Emily Groeshel/Hall (sister)
Emma LeeGroeschel/Phillips (sister)

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 40th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 30 September 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Oploo, Sint Anthonis Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Half a mile southeast of Oploo, Netherlands
Awards:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 11, Grave 18
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: March 27, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky
Other information:

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PFC 40 TK BN 7 ARMD DIV KENTUCKY

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Entered the service from Kentucky.

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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56281659/walter-groeschel: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Walter Groeschel (9 Apr 1913–30 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56281659, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).