World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold W. Groves, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sun City, Arizona
Honored By
Harold W. Groves
MASTER SERGEANT. RESERVE COMMAND, 11TH ARMORED DIVISION HEADQUARTERS. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 37075844. DRAFTED 2 DAYS BEFORE MY 34TH BIRTHDAY, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 36TH ARMORED INFANTRY, CAMP POLK, LOUISIANA. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS, WAS RELEASED DUE TO AGE, SO HAD FEW MONTHS BEFORE BEING RECALLED WHEN PEARL HARBOR ATTACK TOOK PLACE. LOST SO MUCH TRAINING WITH THE 3RD ARMORED DIVISION, WAS CADRED TO THE 11TH ARMY DIVISION BEING FORMED AND WAS WITH THEM UNTIL WAR'S END. 11TH ARMY DIVISION WAS RUSHED OVERSEAS WHEN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE TOOK PLACE. WE WERE COMMITTED TO BATTLE DECEMBER 29-30, 1944. 11TH ARMY DIVISION WAS INVOLVED IN 3 BATTLE ZONES: ARDENNES-ALSACE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. EARNED 2 BRONZE STAR MEDALS, 1 FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AND THE OTHER FOR CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. OVERSEAS ALMOST 1 YEAR. DISCHARGED AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI.