World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Gruenewald
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
LIEUTENANT SENIOR GRADE, SERVED AS A PILOT ABOARD THE CARRIER USS INTREPID IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENLISTED 26 SEPTEMBER 1941 AND SERVED 36 MONTHS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AND RECEIVED ONE BRONZE STAR, THE PURPLE HEART, AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.