World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald A. Grande
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
ENLISTING IMMEDIATELY AFTER PEARL HARBOR, HE SERVED OUR NATION FOR 3 1/2 YEARS. HE SERVED IN THE 1ST AND 3RD U.S. ARMIES UNDER GENERALS OMAR BRADLEY AND GEORGE S. PATTON. HIS CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF EMBATTLED EUROPE INCLUDED THE ALLIED LANDINGS AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY, THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THE RHINELAND. HE WAS ALSO IN THE LIBERATION OF DACHAU AND EARNED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SACRIFICES AND PERSONAL VALOR.