World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond Walter Grotzke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Portage, Wisconsin
Honored By
Nona Smith
Relationship
Sister
INFANTRY SOLDIER. FOUGHT IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, GREEN ISLAND, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW GEORGIA, VELLA LA VELLA, AND OTHER PLACES. HOSPITALIZED FOR FIVE MONTHS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND THEN SERVED WITH AN ENGINEER BATTALION.