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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Jesse Elbert Grissom

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Williams, Indiana

Honored By

Sandra Hudson

Relationship

Niece

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He enlisted June 26, 1942. He was assigned to the Witek DD-848, as a seaman first class, and had served during the second World War in the American theater, the Asiatic-Pacific theater, and during the Philippine liberation. He received a unit citation for heroic deeds and a WWII Victory Medal. While on furlough visiting family, he drowned in the White River near Williams, Indiana.