Armstrong Granville

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Granville Armstrong is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

First Division Monument- Omaha Beach

Name:

Granville Armstrong

Rank:

Master Sergeant

Serial Number:

6880091

Unit:

16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Massachusetts

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Granville Armstrong was born to Charles and Gertrude Cooper in Kidderminster, Worcestershire England in 1906. Him and his family came to America in 1909. He entered the military service in Massachusetts and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Master Sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.