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Sgt. Grady Haskell Canup was born July 28, 1915 in Pendleton, SC, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Canup.
Haskell as he was known, enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Jackson on June 26, 1941. He served in Company C 12th Infantry in the European Theatre. While fighting on the front lines of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in Hurtgen, Germany, Sgt. Canup was killed in action on November 14, 1944.
Survivors include Rev. and Mrs. Danny Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Dustin York, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Leroy, Alle Leroy and Taylor Leroy, Matthew Bryant and Zoey Bryant, Mr. Oliver Hayes, and Mr. and Mrs. Mikell Baker.
A graveside service with full military honors will be held Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Those wishing to pay their respects by signing the Guest Register may do so on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at The McDougald Funeral Home.
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S.Sgt U.S.Army
World War II
***** ACCOUNTED FOR *****
PRESS RELEASE | Jan. 31, 2022
Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Canup, G.)
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Staff Sgt. Grady H. Canup, 30, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 26, 2022.
In November 1944, Canup was assigned to Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. His unit was part of the Hürtgen Forest offensive when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 14 when enemy artillery fire hit near his foxhole. Because of the fighting, his body was unable to be recovered.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Sgt. Grady Haskell Canup was born July 28, 1915 in Pendleton, SC, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Canup.
Haskell as he was known, enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Jackson on June 26, 1941. He served in Company C 12th Infantry in the European Theatre. While fighting on the front lines of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in Hurtgen, Germany, Sgt. Canup was killed in action on November 14, 1944.
Survivors include Rev. and Mrs. Danny Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Dustin York, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Leroy, Alle Leroy and Taylor Leroy, Matthew Bryant and Zoey Bryant, Mr. Oliver Hayes, and Mr. and Mrs. Mikell Baker.
A graveside service with full military honors will be held Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Those wishing to pay their respects by signing the Guest Register may do so on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at The McDougald Funeral Home.
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S.Sgt U.S.Army
World War II
***** ACCOUNTED FOR *****
PRESS RELEASE | Jan. 31, 2022
Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Canup, G.)
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Staff Sgt. Grady H. Canup, 30, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 26, 2022.
In November 1944, Canup was assigned to Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. His unit was part of the Hürtgen Forest offensive when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 14 when enemy artillery fire hit near his foxhole. Because of the fighting, his body was unable to be recovered.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
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Sgt. Grady Haskell Canup was born July 28, 1915 in Pendleton, SC, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Canup.
Haskell as he was known, enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Jackson on June 26, 1941. He served in Company C 12th Infantry in the European Theatre. While fighting on the front lines of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in Hurtgen, Germany, Sgt. Canup was killed in action on November 14, 1944.
Survivors include Rev. and Mrs. Danny Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Dustin York, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Leroy, Alle Leroy and Taylor Leroy, Matthew Bryant and Zoey Bryant, Mr. Oliver Hayes, and Mr. and Mrs. Mikell Baker.
A graveside service with full military honors will be held Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Those wishing to pay their respects by signing the Guest Register may do so on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at The McDougald Funeral Home.
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S.Sgt U.S.Army
World War II
***** ACCOUNTED FOR *****
PRESS RELEASE | Jan. 31, 2022
Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Canup, G.)
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Staff Sgt. Grady H. Canup, 30, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 26, 2022.
In November 1944, Canup was assigned to Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. His unit was part of the Hürtgen Forest offensive when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 14 when enemy artillery fire hit near his foxhole. Because of the fighting, his body was unable to be recovered.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Sgt. Grady Haskell Canup was born July 28, 1915 in Pendleton, SC, and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Canup.
Haskell as he was known, enlisted in the United States Army at Fort Jackson on June 26, 1941. He served in Company C 12th Infantry in the European Theatre. While fighting on the front lines of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in Hurtgen, Germany, Sgt. Canup was killed in action on November 14, 1944.
Survivors include Rev. and Mrs. Danny Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Dustin York, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Leroy, Alle Leroy and Taylor Leroy, Matthew Bryant and Zoey Bryant, Mr. Oliver Hayes, and Mr. and Mrs. Mikell Baker.
A graveside service with full military honors will be held Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Those wishing to pay their respects by signing the Guest Register may do so on Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at The McDougald Funeral Home.
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S.Sgt U.S.Army
World War II
***** ACCOUNTED FOR *****
PRESS RELEASE | Jan. 31, 2022
Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Canup, G.)
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Staff Sgt. Grady H. Canup, 30, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 26, 2022.
In November 1944, Canup was assigned to Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. His unit was part of the Hürtgen Forest offensive when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 14 when enemy artillery fire hit near his foxhole. Because of the fighting, his body was unable to be recovered.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
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