World War II Honoree

Albert A. Grasselli, II

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Eureka, Kansas

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67

HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION ON THE ISLAND OF OHAU, HAWAII. HE SURVIVED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, AND LATER HE TOOK PART OF THE BATTLE MIDWAY AS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE ATTENDED FLIGHT TRAINING AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, WAS COMMISSIONED AS AN OFFICER ON DECEMBER 3, 1943. HE FLEW TRANSPORT PLANES IN THE PACIFIC THE REST OF THE WAR.