World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ransome A. Grogan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Duarte, California
Honored By
Mrs. Norma O. Grogan
Relationship
Wife
DRAFTED APRIL 1943. SENT TO CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA, 12TH FIELD ARTILLERY TRAINING REGIMENT. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING OCTOBER 2, 1943, SENT TO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHMA, NOVEMBER 1943 AND ASSIGNED TO 734TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, BATTERY A. SHIPPED TO FORT SLOCUM, NEW YORK, STAGING AREA JUNE 23, 1944. LANDED LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, JULY 22, 1944. LANDED AT UTAH BEACH AUGUST 18, 1944. BATTERY C, FIRED LAST ROUND OF HEAVY ARTILLERY IN POPPENGRUN, GERMANY MAY 6, 1945. RETURNED TO U.S. ON SS PITTSTON VICTORY WHICH SAILED FROM ANTWERP, BELGIUM ON DECEMBER 1945. DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.