RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas
FULL NAME:
Henry Gratzek
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
6289776
- DATE OF BIRTH: Jul 18, 1913
- DATE OF DEATH: Feb 11, 1970
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Oct 28, 1938
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Fort Sam Houston, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:23rd Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company F, 2nd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:First Sergeant (1st Sgt.)
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge, 🎖Purple Heart Medal With One Oak Leaf Cluster
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Henry retired from the Army on September 30, 1959, after more than 20 years of service. After the war, he was transferred from the 23rd Infantry to the 1st Guard Company with the Disciplinary Barracks and was stationed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, except for his service in the Korean Conflict (October 20, 1952 - June 6, 1954). During the time in Korea, he served with the 728th Military Police.
After retirement from the Army, he worked as a Security Guard.
