World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alan S. Gross
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York City, New Jersey
Honored By
Grateful American
BEGAN WITH THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS ENGINEERING LABORATORY AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY IN THE FIELD OF SUBMARINE DETECTION AND UNDERWATER SURVEILLANCE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A RADAR OFFICER FOR THE U.S. NAVY, INCLUDING SUPERVISING GROUND CONTROL APPROACH RADAR ON OKINAWA.