World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert J. Gruss
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lakewood, Ohio
Honored By
Cousins
TRAINED AS AN AERIAL-GUNNER ON B-24 LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT, WITH THE 4TH AIR FORCE, 442ND ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT, AT TONOPAH ARMY AIR FIELD, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. KILLED IN A TRAINING MISSION CRASH OF A B-24, ON 19 AUGUST 1944, NEAR TONOPAH ARMY AIR FIELD.