World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elmer Leon Grove
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
La Salle County, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON APRIL 24, 1944. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED ABOARD THE UNCLASSIFIED VESSEL USS OCTORARA IX-139 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A YEOMAN SECOND CLASS ON MAY 17, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.