World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Frank J. Grippo
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 485TH BOMB GROUP, 829TH BOMB SQUADRON AT VENOSA, ITALY. NOSE GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER THAT EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER B-24 BOMBER WHILE RETURNING FROM A MISSION OVER REGENSBURG, GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 16, 1945. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.