World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard K. Gross
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Mt. Vernon, New York
Honored By
Diane A. Gross
Relationship
wife
WITH THE MERCHANT MARINE FROM JANUARY 1944 TO AUGUST 15, 1945. ENSIGN 3RD CLASS, ENGINEER ABOARD LIBERTY SHIP CONVOYS IN THE ATLANTIC, MEDITERRANEAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST WAR ZONES. LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE, 2ND ENGINEER. ABOARD AN OIL TANKER IN THE PACIFIC WAR ZONE.