World War II Honoree

John Groch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Trenton, New Jersey

Honored By

Thomasina P. Groch

Relationship

Widow

AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO DUBLIN, IRELAND TO HIT OMAHA BEACH JULY 4,5 1944. AFTER THAT, HE WENT INTO GERMANY TO RELIEVE THE 5TH DIVISION AT THE RUHR RIVER, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THEN TO THE RHINE RIVER AND LINKED UP WITH THE RUSSIANS AND TOOK 250,000 PRISONERS AND THE WAR WAS OVER. AWARDS: AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN THEATER, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED FORM 08/08/42 TO 11/08/45.