World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Robert Otto Grote
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
Radio Operator-Mechanic (ROM): Boeing B-29-15-MO Superfortress nicknamed "SUPER WABBIT" serial #42-65222, tail code V-SQ-49, assigned to the 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bombardment Group (VH), 73rd Bomb Wing, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force, USAAF stationed at Isely Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands; Pacific Theatre of Operations.