World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward J. Grenchus
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Endwell, New York
Honored By
Charles P. Grenchus
Relationship
Son
PILOT OF B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. 486TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE. ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER GERMANY APRIL 1945, HIS PLANE WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND CRASHED NEAR PARCHIM, GERMANY. HE AND SEVERAL OTHER CREW MEMBERS BAILED OUT SAFELY BEFORE THE PLANE CRASHED. POW.