World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Frank Gruner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Downers Grove, Illinois
Honored By
The Gruner Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; NAVAL STATION, NAVAL BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA; RECEIVING STATION, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA; RECEIVING STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; USS YMS-350; RECEIVING BARRACKS, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; MINE CRAFT TRAINING CENTER, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA; AND USS SPRIG AM-384. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.