World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elmer Gross
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
SERVED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN FRANCE AND GERMANY WITH THE 120TH REGIMENT, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION DURING WWII. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS AT NORMANDY, OMAHA BEACH. WOUNDED ON JULY 27, 1944. SHOT IN THE NECK BY A TRACER BULLET. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEE, BUT HIS THROAT STARTED FILLING UP WITH BLOOD. AIRLIFTED TO LONDON. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS BRAVERY IN THE BATTLE AT ST. LO AND THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY) AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.