World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert S. Grissinger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
York Springs, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private First Class in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 397th Infantry Regiment, Second Battalion, Company G, in the European Theater of Operations. Killed in Action on April 7, 1945 by a sniper near Heilbron, Germany, he was awarded the Purple Heart. He also was awarded the Silver Star Medal for Gallantry.