Headstone of Private James Walter Grady at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial

Headstone of Private James Walter Grady at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial

Headstone of James Walter Grady

World War II, 1939-1945

Army

Veterans--Florida

Cemeteries--Europe

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.

Anderson, Dwight

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ca. 2010-08-07

Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France

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Originally Created by Dwight Anderson and published by Find A Grave.

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JAMES W. GRADY
PVT 3126 OM SV CO
FLORIDA APR 5 1945

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