World War II Honoree

Robert Greig Grotecloss

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Eldred, New York

Honored By

American Legion, Sylvan Liebla Post 1363

BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA. SAW ACTION AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN WITH 78TH LIGHTNING DIVISION AND 45TH INFANTRY. IN JANUARY 1944, TOOK PART IN THE ALLIED LANDING ON ANZIO BEACH, ITALY. RECEIVED 15 MAJOR WOUNDS IN ITALY. SURVIVED AND WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN’S BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON AND PURPLE HEART. SPENT 3 YEARS IN THE HOSPITAL IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY RECOVERING FROM HIS WOUNDS.