Grainger Fred

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Fred Grainger is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Triangles of Tribute for 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment Fallen Soldiers

Name:

Fred Grainger

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

32596628

Unit:

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-09-17

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Fred Grainger was born on August 17, 1917, in Bootle, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. He was the son of Sarah Jane Grainger. He worked as a machine operator before enlisting on December 3, 1942. He served in the B Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II.

Pvt Grainger was Killed in Action on September 17, 1944, during a battle for Heumen Lock Bridge in the Netherlands. He is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Sources of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov