Sgt George T “Bud” Grimsrud, Jr

**BIRTH **6 Aug 1919 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

**DEATH **11 Jul 1944 (aged 24) Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

**BURIAL **++Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial++ •

**PLOT **Plot B, Row 11

**MEMORIAL ID **56645134

Enlisted Mar 27, 1941, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

4th Infantry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment

Initial burial: Saint Mere Eglise Cemetery #2 [Temporary Cemetery #3586] Sainte-Mere-Eglise Departement de la Manche Basse-Normandie, France

★ Purple Heart

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ World War II Victory Medal

Obituary in the Milwaukee Journal, Nov 3, 1944:

Sgt. George T. Grimsrud, Jr., 24, killed in action in France July 11. Survived by wife, Peggy, 1441 N. Franklin Pl.; daughter, Sharron Lee, 2½; parents, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Grimsrud, Sr., 2045 Martha Washington Dr.; brother, Pfc. Robert, New Caledonia; and sister, Mrs. Betty Weingartner, Wauwatosa. Graduate of Wauwatosa High. Employed by father in Grimsrud shoe store before entering service in 1941. Awarded Purple Heart posthumously."

George T Grimsrud, Jr