World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Grover Lee Asbury
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bishop, Virginia
Honored By
Margaret C. Asbury
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. FLEW 10 MISSIONS. ON 10TH MISSION, PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. PARACHUTED, CAPTURED AND MISSING IN ACTION FOR 74 DAYS. ESCAPED WITH AID OF BRITISH COMMANDOS. RETURNED TO 15TH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY.