- SURNAME
Grotte
- FORENAME
Joel B.
- UNIT
3 Bn (Khaki Combat Team)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
20710688
- AWARD
Bronze Star
- PLACE
Burma 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from McKenzie County,North Dakota
born 22.2.1917 family farm near Aneta,North Dakota
son of Gerhardt and Joyce (nee Engan) Grotte
moved to Watford City,North Dakota 1928
graduated Watford High School 1936
Civilian Conservation Corps
bookkeeping machine operator in civilian life
enlisted 10.2.1941 Bismarck,North Dakota
164 Infantry Regiment (at Guadalcanal 1943)
Merrill's Marauders
honorable discharge 7.6.1945 Fort Sam Houston,Texas (as Technical Sergeant)
awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster
operated with his mother,City Cafe,Watford City
manager,American Legion Club,Watford City for 27 years (retired 1981)
married Edythe Skadron 13.2.1941 (died 1985) (2 daughters Kaye and Jann,4 sons Gary,Michael,Timothy and Kim)
last residence Watford City,North Dakota
died 25.9.2005 Watford City,North Dakota
Schafer Cemetery,Watford City,McKenzie County,North Dakota
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