World War II Honoree

Maurice Jennings Grimes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

High Point, North Carolina

Honored By

Robert Voigt

Relationship

Son-in-Law

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1942. HE COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT FORT HULER, TEXAS, AND REMAINED THERE FOR FURTHER TRAINING IN ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO THE 202ND ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION AT CAMP COOK FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING. IN OCTOBER 1943 THE 202ND AAA WAS SENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER WHERE HE SAW COMBAT IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH THE END OF THE WAR. THE 202ND RETURNED TO THE U.S. LATE IN 1945, AND HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA ON JANUARY 31, 1946.