World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Arthur Henry Gruneisen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Plainfield, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
Relationship
Veteran
SERVED IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 447TH BOMB GROUP, 710TH BOMB SQUADRON AS A TAILGUNNER ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 'IDIOT'S DELIGHT'. KILLED IN ACTION ON JUNE 19, 1944 ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER MISBERG, GERMANY WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY FLAK AND FORCED TO DITCH IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL OFF THE COAST OF NORMANDY, FRANCE. AWARDED AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.