Thomas Jackson Grayson Jr. Sergeant, United States Army |
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| Thomas
J. Grayson Jr.
Copiah, Mississippi Born 1932 Sergeant, U.S. Army Service Number 24894655 Killed in Action Died October 2, 1951 in Korea Sergeant Grayson was a member of Company A, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action when a bobby-trapped hand grenade exploded in the vicinity of the "Wyoming Line" in North Korea on October 2, 1951. Sergeant Grayson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. NOTE: His father, Thomas
Jackson Grayson, Sr., Brigadier General, United States Army, is buried
adjacent to the Sergeant in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery.
GRAYSON, THOMAS J JR SGT U S A DATE OF BIRTH: 10/16/1932 DATE OF DEATH: 10/02/1951 BURIED AT: SECTION 34 SITE 1099 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Posted: 4 September 2006 Updated: 13 September 2006 |
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