World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold 'Butch' Edwin Gronquist
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Honored By
Carol E. Beals
Relationship
Daughter
FLEW WITH PATROL BOMBING SQUADRON (VPB) 104 WHICH WAS AWARDED 2 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS. FLEW PBY-5 AND PBY-5A AIRCRAFT IN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MISSIONS. PRIOR TO U.S. ENTRY IN WWII, JOINED CANADIAN AIR FORCE. WHEN U.S. ENTERED THE WAR, CAME BACK TO THE STATES, JOINED U.S. NAVY AND FLEW THROUGHOUT THE WAR.