World War II Honoree

Joseph Grossweiler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mount Bethel, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED IN MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA; THEN WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER; HELPED TO HOLD THE FRONT WHILE OUTNUMBERED AND SURROUNDED AT BASTOGNE DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. ALSO FOUGHT IN OTHER MAJOR CAMPAIGNS FOR WHICH HE EARNED 3 BATTLE STARS. SERVED WITH THE FAMED 82ND AND 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISIONS.