Greninger, George J.

1888 - 1954  (65 years)

• Name	Greninger, George J.
  Birth	11 Nov 1888
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GREN.G001
  _FGRAVE	38332335
  Military Service	World War I, Sergeant, Moblie Laundry Unit #312, 3rd Army, United States Army  [1]
  	SGT, U.S. Army, Quartermaster Corps World War 1 Veteran Moblie Laundry Unit #312, 3rd Army A.E.F. from 19-22 Aug 1918 to 11 Nov 1918 AF in G from 12 Nov 1918 to 30 Aug 1919
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	13 Jul 1954
  Burial	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I45498	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Phillips, Stella
  Family ID	F16952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Walnut Grove Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  George J. Greninger is listed on the Honor Roll of Veterans at the Illinois Archives at Springfield as serving in WWI Sgt Army Mob. Laundry No 312. He died July 13, 1954. His death record at Olney, IL shows his birth date as Nov. 1888, occupation as blacksmith, father William and mother Elizabeth Hood. Some give his mother as Rosanie Ward. Marriage records show William Greninger and Rosanie Ward were married April 1874. The family of William and Rosana Greninger is shown in the 1900 Census for Richland County, and it includes George, son of William, age 11 and born in Nov. 1888. George Greninger married Mrs. Stella Orr, the widow of George Orr. Information taken from the book "Walnut Grove Cemetery" by Doris Olds - contributed by Georgeann #47020186

  
  

• Sources

  [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2).