Database 83rd Infantry Division

Edmund L Grogan (33462982)

Name Grogan, Edmund L
Rank Private
Army Serial # 33462982
State Pennsylvania
Date of death 1944-07-20
Plot, Row, Grave C, 22, 15
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France , Google Maps
Role MOS 504 Ammo Bearer
Unit A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Additional information
According to the memoirs of Frank Monan, Co. A 331st, Pvt. Edmund L Geogan was a member of Company A. Since the date of death, rank and regiment are the same and since there is no Edmund L Geogan listed as a casualty in the 331st it is safe to assume that Frank Monan made a typo.

The 331st Casualty Report (page 3, #87) for 1944 lists Pvt. Grogan as member of A Co.

The morning reports confirm this. Private Grogan was a member of A Company. The morning report for July 10, 1944 on page 14 and 15 lists him joining the unit from the 48th Replacement Battalion on July 7, 1944. Page 52, for July 25, 1944 lists him as missing in action on July 20, 1944. The morning report for November 27, 1944 on page 32 changes his status from MIA to KIA on July 20, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-10 PVT Assigned and joined from 48th Replacement Battalion as of July 10, 1944 A / 331 view page
1944-07-25 PVT Missing in action as of July 20, 1944 504 A / 331 view page
1944-11-27 PVT Killed in action on July 20, 1944 504 A / 331 view page