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Station 43: Audley End House and SOE's Polish Section
By Ian Valentine
Saturday at M.I.9: The Classic Account of the WW2 Allied Escape Organisation
By Airey Neave
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 56390" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Grotte</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Joel B.</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Bn (Khaki Combat Team)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff Sergeant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20710688</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from McKenzie County,North Dakota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 22.2.1917 family farm near Aneta,North Dakota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Gerhardt and Joyce (nee Engan) Grotte</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>moved to Watford City,North Dakota 1928</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Watford High School 1936</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Civilian Conservation Corps</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bookkeeping machine operator in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 10.2.1941 Bismarck,North Dakota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>164 Infantry Regiment (at Guadalcanal 1943)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Merrill's Marauders</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>honorable discharge 7.6.1945 Fort Sam Houston,Texas (as Technical Sergeant)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>operated with his mother,City Cafe,Watford City</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>manager,American Legion Club,Watford City for 27 years (retired 1981)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Edythe Skadron 13.2.1941 (died 1985) (2 daughters Kaye and Jann,4 sons Gary,Michael,Timothy and Kim)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>last residence Watford City,North Dakota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 25.9.2005 Watford City,North Dakota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Schafer Cemetery,Watford City,McKenzie County,North Dakota</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-grotte.28962/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28962-aefce1282d8713159db6cbad55dddb4d.jpg?1591434224" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 56390, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Grotte[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Joel B.[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Bn (Khaki Combat Team)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Staff Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]20710688[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from McKenzie County,North Dakota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 22.2.1917 family farm near Aneta,North Dakota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Gerhardt and Joyce (nee Engan) Grotte[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]moved to Watford City,North Dakota 1928[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Watford High School 1936[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Civilian Conservation Corps[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]bookkeeping machine operator in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 10.2.1941 Bismarck,North Dakota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]164 Infantry Regiment (at Guadalcanal 1943)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Merrill's Marauders[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]honorable discharge 7.6.1945 Fort Sam Houston,Texas (as Technical Sergeant)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]operated with his mother,City Cafe,Watford City[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]manager,American Legion Club,Watford City for 27 years (retired 1981)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Edythe Skadron 13.2.1941 (died 1985) (2 daughters Kaye and Jann,4 sons Gary,Michael,Timothy and Kim)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]last residence Watford City,North Dakota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 25.9.2005 Watford City,North Dakota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Schafer Cemetery,Watford City,McKenzie County,North Dakota[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-grotte.28962/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28962-aefce1282d8713159db6cbad55dddb4d.jpg?1591434224[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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