World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore Granstedt, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Scandia, Kansas
Honored By
Ms. Cici Granstedt
Relationship
Granddaughter
MERCHANT MARINE WORKING AS A CARPENTER ON WAKE ISLAND WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED. LOADER FOR A 5' CANNON THAT A MARINE BORE SIGHTED AND SUNK A JAPANESE DESTROYER. IN 1981 THE NAVY HONORED HIM WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY AND AWARDED HIM THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC VICTORY MEDAL.