Headstone of Private James Walter Grady at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Dublin Core
Title
Headstone of Private James Walter Grady at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Alternative Title
Headstone of James Walter Grady
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Veterans--Florida
Cemeteries--Europe
Description
The headstone of Private James Walter Grady (1924-1945). A resident of Sanford, Florida, Grady was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Grady is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. Grady was born to Meothel Grady and unknown mother. He worked as a farmhand in the Sanford area prior to his enlistment into the Army on September 1, 1943. Because he was an African American, Grady was assigned to a segregated unit of the 3126th Quartermaster Service Company. Prior to their deployment in France, the 3126th was stationed at Maindy Barracks in Cardiff, Wales. Grady died in France on April 5, 1945.
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Source
Original color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 2010-08-07
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
860 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally Created by Dwight Anderson and published by Find A Grave.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and Find A Grave and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Source Repository
Private Collection of Dwight Anderson
External Reference
"Pvt James W Grady." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=grady&GSfn=james&GSmn=w&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=7&GSob=n&GRid=56372634&df=all&.
"James W Grady." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCY-WJF.
"Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)." U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=33797354&bc=,sl,sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=4253151 (accessed October 12, 2015).
"Army Honor List of Dead and Missing Personnel." Genealogy Trails History Group. http://genealogytrails.com/fla/seminole/ww2honordead.html (accessed October 27, 2015).
"James Walter Grady." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNR-6X9 (accessed October 13, 2015).
Transcript
JAMES W. GRADY
PVT 3126 OM SV CO
FLORIDA APR 5 1945
PVT 3126 OM SV CO
FLORIDA APR 5 1945
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Citation
Anderson, Dwight, “Headstone of Private James Walter Grady at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial,” RICHES, accessed December 3, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6532.