World War II Honoree

Garrison Phillips Grover

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honored By

Bryant Burgess

Relationship

Nephew

COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. INDUCTED ON MARCH 3, 1941 AND SHIPPED TO CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA FOR BASIC TRAINING. ASSIGNED AS CAMP PHOTOGRAPHER AND SERVED THERE UNTIL HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. FOLLOWING PEARL HARBOR, THE 9TH SERVICE COMMAND WAS TRANSFERRED TO FORT DOUGLAS, UTAH. HE WAS SENT TO AHEAD TO PREPARE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY. TOOK THE WARRANT OFFICER EXAM AND WAS DISCHARGED AS A STAFF SERGEANT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1942. APPOINTED WARRANT OFFICER JUNIOR GRADE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1942 AND THEN CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ON APRIL 15, 1943. DURING THIS PERIOD HE WAS PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICER FOR THE 9TH SERVICE COMMAND (THE 9 WESTERN STATES) AND WAS DISCHARGED ON MARCH 7, 1946 AFTER 5 YEARS AND 4 DAYS OF SERVICE. ON JUNE 28, 1946, AFTER HE WAS DISCHARGED, HE WAS AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT AT A PRIVATE CEREMONY AT THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO.