A view of the American Cemetery of Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, 1946
Gift of Dr. David C. Heins
Description:
Photograph. A view of the American Cemetery of Henri-Chapelle, where Carl Greise is buried. Caption on photo reverse:"Cemetery of Henri-Chapelle / Belgium / 1946." Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. 1946
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Date:
1946
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Collection Level:
Items from the service of Carl A. Greise, who was born in Zwickau, Germany on August 31, 1920. He immigrated to the United States as a young man and was drafted into the Army on January 4, 1943. He served with Company L, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, First Army. Greise was KIA near Aachen on October 8, 1944. Collection includes about 25 photographs and a few documentary artifacts related to Griese's service.
Geography:
Henri-Chapelle
Latitude:
50.667
Longitude:
5.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cemeteries--American--Belgium
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of--Allied--Europe