World War II Honoree

Thomas Allen Grogan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON APRIL 3, 1943. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE AND VOLUNTEERED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NAVY V-12 COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM. STUDIED WITH THE V-12 UNIT AT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, MARYSVILLE, MISSOURI AND THE NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS V-12 AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, OHIO. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ON JULY 22, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.