Jesse A Grindstaff

Pfc Jesse Grindstaff was killed in action on 30 June 1944, serving with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment. On 30 June 1944, the 175th Infantry Regiment held its ground on the Hill 108 salient, roughly three miles from St. Lô, with the 1st and 3rd Battalions holding the defensive line and the 2nd Battalion pulled back into reserve. That shift to reserve reflected steady work strengthening the regiment's defenses over the preceding days, even as the position continued to absorb artillery and mortar fire of varying intensity. The regiment's records from this closing stretch of the reporting period do not specify which of the two forward battalions held which section of the line, but they make clear that Regimental Troops were engaged in sustaining a hard-won defensive position under persistent enemy fire. Pfc Grindstaff was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.