Grummer Raymond Henry

Name:

Raymond Henry Grummer

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

13058477

Unit:

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-09-20

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Plot:

M

Row:

11

Grave:

1

Decoration:

Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Raymond Henry Grummer was born on April 19, 1922, in Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Frank and Anna Burgan Grummer. Raymond entered the employ of Pittsburgh Steel Company on August 9, 1941, and at the time of his entering the service, was engaged as a benchman in the Cold Draw Department of Allenport Works.

He entered the US Army on February 26, 1942, and trained at Ft. Benning, GA. PFC Grummer participated in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Holland (The Netherlands). He was wounded in two of the invasions.

At the time of his death, PFC Grummer was serving in Company I, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He was Killed in action on September 20, 1944, during Operation Market Garden while participating in the Waal River crossing, the heroic crossing that liberated Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He was one of the 49 paratroopers killed during the assault on German positions on the opposite bank. PFC Grummer is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

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