Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1923 - 1944 (20 years)
| Name | Grove, Charles E. | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | 30 Dec 1923 | Putnam County, Illinois  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Reference Number | GROV.C003 | |
| _FGRAVE | 56655719 | |
| Military Service | World War II, Private First Class, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, United States Army [1, 2] | |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Charles E. Grove Jr. (?-1944) |
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United States Army |
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Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia |
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Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side, Right Panel) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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Military Service Ribbons, Grove, Charles E. Jr. (1923-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military |
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military |
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military |
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American Campaign Medal, United States |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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4th Armored Division ("Patton's Vanguard"), United States Army |
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4th Armored Division ("Patton's Vanguard"), United States Army |
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Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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World War II Honoree, Grove, Charles E. Jr. (1923-1944) |
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| Death | 5 Oct 1944 | Meurthe-et-Moselle, France [3, 4] |
| Cause: Killed in Action | ||
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Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
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| Burial | Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France [3] |
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Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial |
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Headstone, Grove, Charles E. Jr. |
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American Battle Monuments Commission - Lorraine American Cemetery The Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 113.5 acres and contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II in Europe, a total of 10,481. Their headstones are arranged in nine plots in a generally elliptical design extending over the beautiful rolling terrain of eastern Lorraine and culminating in a… |
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Headstone, Grove, Charles E. Jr. |
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| Person ID | I26828 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified | 19 Apr 2024 | |
| Father | Grove, Charles Edgar, b. 13 Apr 1901, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1984, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years) | |
| Mother | Hadley, Esther Viola, b. 1 Nov 1903, Pennsylvania d. 3 Jun 1993, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years) | |
| Marriage | Y [5] | |
| Family ID | F6610 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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