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Paul J. Gruenbaum

Staff Sergeant Army Air Corps World War II

Army Air Corps
Army Air Corps
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Branch of Service
Army Air Corps
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
422nd Quartermaster Truck Detachment
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1942 – 1946
Date of Birth
12/03/1917
Date of Death
09/10/2004
Hometown
Darby, OH
Awards & Decorations
Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Burial Location
Mother of Dolors Cemetery, Vandalia, Illinois
Monument Paver
Yes — Section C
Overseas Service
Tinian
Township (entering service)
Darby
Township (current / at death)
UNKNOWN
Church
St. John's Lutheran
School
St. John's
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Tinian. Church: St. John's Lutheran. School: St. John's. Paul was on Tinian when "Fat Boy," the first atomic bomb, was brought there. Only a select number of people knew what it was and it was very well guarded.

Source: Veteran data form submitted 04/23/2004 by Lois J. Gruenbaum; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union County Recorders Office, Vol.4, p.337 | Ancestry - Find A Grave