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Edwin H. Groote

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NAME:
Edwin Henry Groote
NICKNAME:
SERVICE NUMBER:
510772
HOME OF RECORD:
New Hartford, IA
NEXT OF KIN:
Parents, Elso & Anna Groote
DATE OF BIRTH:
9/7/1923
SERVICE DATES:
12/13/1942 – 2/24/1945
DATE OF DEATH:
2/24/1945
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Roi-Namur A/1/24 745 Private
Saipan A/1/24 745 Private
Tinian A/1/24 745 Private
Iwo Jima HQ/1/24 746 PFC KIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Private First Class

Biography coming soon.

The Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette, 2 June 1945.
The Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette, 2 June 1945.

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