World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Thomas Grissom
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Cynthia Efird
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED IN 1944 AS A PRIVATE IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION, SINCE HE WAS UNDERAGE. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT KESSLER FIELD IN BILOXI MISSISSIPPI. SERVED AS A ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN WITH THE 344TH FIGHTER SQUADRON 'PISSED-OFF RAVENS' ON SHEMYA IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. TRAVELED TO THAT POST ON THE DAVID S. BRANCH THROUGH BERING SEA ICE.