World War II Honoree

Winfrey L. Grymes, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

JoAnne M. Melfa

Relationship

Daughter

IN 1943, UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS YORKTOWN, WHICH WAS A MEMBER OF TASK FORCE 58 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. WORKING AS A FLIGHT DECK FIREMAN, HE SAW ACTION IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, GILBERT ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA, BOUGAINVILLE, SAIPAN, TINIAN AND GUAM. PARTICIPATED IN THE BLOCKADE OF TRUK AND WAS ACTIVE AT PELELIU, YAP AND MARCUS. SENT TO U.S. JUNE 1944. HONORABLE DISCHARGE.