World War II Honoree

Julius R. Grieco

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Catherine Grieco

Relationship

Wife

JOINED THE NAVY SEPTEMBER 1941. SERVED ABOARD USS EMMONS DD-457 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET. INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, INVASION ON D-DAY AND INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. SHIP WAS CONVERTED TO A DESTROYER MINESWEEPER, USS EMMONS DMS-22. SENT TO JOIN THE PACIFIC FLEET AT OKINAWA. SHIP WAS HIT BY 5 SUICIDE BOMBERS AND SUNK APRIL 6, 1945; HE WAS ONE OF THE SURVIVORS. RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.