World War II Honoree

Robert C. Grammer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Family

HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SERIAL # 35 699 525, AND ENTERED THE ARMY ON MARCH 17, 1943. HE ATTENDED THE AMERICAN SUBJECT SCHOOL IN TIDWORTH, ENGLAND, AND THE AIR CORPS CADET DRAKE UNIVERSITY, DES MOINES, IOWA. HE WAS IN HEADQUARTERS CO., SECOND BATTALION, 394TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, THE 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HIS ASSIGNMENTS WERE INFANTRY BASIC, CLERK GENERAL, RIFLEMAN, AND ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN. HE FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN THE ARDENNES, IN THE RHINELAND, AND IN CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE BRONZE STAR HEADQUARTERS 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 17 JULY, 1945, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 22, 1945, WITH A CERTIFICATE AWARDED AS A TESTIMONIAL OF HONEST AND FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY.