Groves

Born: 12 March 1919 - Chicago, Illinois

Parents: Clifford Groves & Susan Decowski-Groves

Siblings: 3 sisters

Hometown:

- 205 South Twentieth Avenue - Maywood, Illinois

- family moved to Proviso Township in 1929

- lived in Bellwood, Illinois

Education:

- McKinley School

- Proviso Township High School

- Class of 1937

Occupation: Inspector - International Harvester

Inducted:

- 12 May 1942

- U. S. Marine Corps

Serial Number: O&034899

Training:

- Northwestern University

- ground school

- Sky Harbor Airport - Northbrook, Illinois

- pre-flight school

- Iowa City, Iowa

- Pensacola, Florida

- Commissioned Second Lieutenant - 15 February 1944

- Awarded Gold Wings

- Santa Barbara, California

Ship: Escort Carrier - U.S.S. Vella Gulf

Engagements:

- U.S.S. Vella Gulf was a training carrier

Missing in Action:

- 12 May 1945 - plane crashed into sea

Memorial:

- Tablets of the Missing - West Coast Memorial - San Francisco, California

Medals:

- Purple Heart