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Application for the grave
marker for Pvt Ross Dennison in the Perkins Ridge Cemetery, Greasy Ridge
(Lawrence county), Ohio. Pvt
Dennison was killed in action on 14 September 1944 in Holland. He
was initially interred in the temporary American cemetery at Molenhoek
in Plot A, Row 8, Grave 145. When
the Margraten permanent cemetery was completed, the Dennison family
elected to have Ross' remains returned and he was laid to final rest in
this cemetery. An application for an upright granite marker was
submitted on 18 February 1949. Pvt
Dennison's military awards include the Purple Heart and the Combat
Infantryman Badge. |
Ross enlisted in the Army at Huntington, WV on 17 October
1942.
Pvt Dennison was transferred to Company A, 508th on 10
May 1943.
He was hit by flak and killed while descending in his
parachute over Nijmegen, Holland on 17 September 1944.
Pvt Dennison was initially interred in Molenhoek Plot
A, Row 8, Grave 145.
When offered the choice, his family opted to have his
remains returned home and he was laid to rest in this cemetery. |
