Name:
Roy Edward Gross
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
479106
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing: Court 2
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Roy Edward Gross was born on June 6, 1923, in Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of William Nicholas Gross and Margaret Rothmeyer Machesney.
He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared as Missing in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.