World War II Honoree

Robert H. Gross

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hartford, Connecticut

Honored By

Sarah Gross

Relationship

Granddaughter

Served in the American and European-African-Middle Eastern Theaters of Operation with the 2517th Army Air Force Base Unit, 8th Air Force as a Navigator in the Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland Campaigns. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with 4 Bronze Service Stars, American Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, French Legion of Honor Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.