World War II Honoree

Leonard George Grasser

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

John Peterson

HE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY SIGNAL CORPS AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN SEPTEMBER 1941 AS A MEMBER OF GROUP 4 OF THE ELECTRONICS TRAINING GROUP WHICH WAS SENT TO ENGLAND TO STUDY BRITISH AIRCRAFT WARNING EQUIPMENT. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE IN BURY, LANCASHIRE, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO SERVE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY AT SEVERAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITES ALONG THE NORTHEAST COAST OF ENGLAND. IN JANUARY 1943, FOLLOWING HIS ASSIGNMENT AS RADIO OFFICER AT VARIOUS ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITES IN THE BRITISH ISLES, HE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES TO ATTEND OFFICERS TRAINING COURSE. HE WAS STATIONED AT THE ARMY AIR CORPS (SIGNAL-UNF) SUB-DEPOT IN ALLENHURST, NEW JERSEY.