SGT. GRAY, Edward Frederick
Service number: 39840454
Age: 34
Born: 24 Sep 1910 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Hometown: Dos Palos, Merced County, California
Family:
Edward Frederick Gray, Sr (father)
Louisa Stella (nee Hooper) Gray / Roe (mother)
Merle Gray (sister)
George Frederick Gray (brother)
Margaret Gray (sister)
Elise Fern (nee Andrus) Gray (wife)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Not available
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : HQ Company
Date of death: 27 March 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany shortly after crossing the Rhine
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 16, Grave 7
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: May 20, 1942
Other information:
He was reported missing in action March 27th. Attached in a tank corps, Gray served with General Hodges 1st Army in Germany. He participated in nine major battles in Normandy, France, Belgium, Holland, St. Vegh, Luxemberg and Germany.
SGT. GRAY, Edward Frederick
Service number: 39840454
Age: 34
Born: 24 Sep 1910 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Hometown: Dos Palos, Merced County, California
Family:
Edward Frederick Gray, Sr (father)
Louisa Stella (nee Hooper) Gray / Roe (mother)
Merle Gray (sister)
George Frederick Gray (brother)
Margaret Gray (sister)
Elise Fern (nee Andrus) Gray (wife)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Not available
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company : HQ Company
Date of death: 27 March 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany shortly after crossing the Rhine
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 16, Grave 7
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: May 20, 1942
Other information:
He was reported missing in action March 27th. Attached in a tank corps, Gray served with General Hodges 1st Army in Germany. He participated in nine major battles in Normandy, France, Belgium, Holland, St. Vegh, Luxemberg and Germany.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from California.
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