Military Involvement
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Dale White Grady was born July 31, 1916 to Harry L. and Minnie White Grady. He died May 12, 1996 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, IA.
Dale served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Claude Willie Graham was born Dec. 24, 1916 to John H. and Minnie Mae Graham. He died June 10, 2009 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Graham served in World War II with the U.S. Army 819th Military Police Company.
Source: ancestry.com
John James Grant was born July 30, 1918 to James Raymond and Mary Coen Grant. He died Nov. 15, 2013 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Shell Rock, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Clarence Wesley Graper was born Nov. 27, 1912 to Levi and Lena Claus Graper. He died June 14, 1993 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, IA.
Clarence served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Louis Gratias was born May 1, 1920 to Hugo Gustave and Katherine Ahrens Gratias. He died Mar. 6, 2015 and is buried in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery, Meroa, IA.
Arthur served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Co. 2nd and 75th Infantry Divisions. He participated in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns and was engaged in both the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach and Battle of the Bulge. He was WIA in France and received the Purple Heart. He also received the Legion of Honor medal from the French government.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Wayne Gratias was born May 16, 1918 to Hugo Gustave and Katherine Ahrens Gratias. He died Jan. 12, 1998 and is buried in Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, IA.
Pvt. Gratias served in World War II with the U.S. Army 38th Infantry, 2nd Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Darrell Milton “Bud” Gray as born Feb. 24, 1917 to Milton C. and Alice E. Hannum Gray. He died Oct. 4, 2002 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Darrell served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 5th Bomb Group (H), 13th Air Force and Flight Section Headquarters USAFISPA and Headquarters Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Peter Green was born Feb. 6, 1919 to Peter John and Mary Kathryn Weber Green. He died June 21, 1945 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Francis served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Minneapolis (CA-36), USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) and USS Curtiss (AV-4) where he was KIA when the Curtiss was hit by a kamikaze plane.
Source: ancestry.com
Bernard Harvey Greenzweig was born Sept. 21, 1924 to Henry Albert and Alma Sophie Achenbach Greenzweig. He died Nov. 29, 1988 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Petty Officer Greenzweig served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Cape Cloucester (CVE109).
Source: ancestry.com
Henry C. Grimm was born Sept. 1, 1918 to Charles and Carolina Marik Grimm. He died Feb. 25, 1978 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Cpl. Grimm served in World War II with the U.S. Army 31st Field Artillery Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
John Wesley Groff was born Sept. 6, 1918 to Samuel Oscar and Lavina Dell Drown Groff. He died May 13, 1989 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Groff served in World War II with the U,S, Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Francis Dale “Dale” Groesbeck was born July 7, 1927 to Spencer Eastman and Dorothy Helen Nolf Groesbeck. He died Apr. 13, 2010 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Dale served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 2116th Base Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Robert Gross was born Sept. 5, 1922 to Elmer A. and Ethel B. Blake Gross. He died Nov. 21, 2001 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, IA.
Cpl. Gross served in World War II with the U.S. Army 867th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Ralph Vernon Grube was born Feb. 29, 1920 to William F. and Frances A. Hartogh Grube. He died Sept. 16, 2010 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City, IA.
Ralph served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald William Gruis was born Nov. 10, 1921 to John and Anna Bentz Gruis. He died May 7, 2001 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, IA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Army 216th Field Artillery Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
William Earl “Pete" Gruis was born Nov. 15, 1923 to John and Anna Bentz Gruis. He died Jan. 12, 2007 and is buried in Rudd Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd, IA.
Pete served in World War II with the U.S. Army 656th Tank Destroyer Unit in the European Theater and was one of the first units in the Battle of the Bulge.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Dec 2019