2nd Lt. Edward Clifford Groves
Born: 12 March 1919 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Clifford Groves & Susan Decowski-Groves
Siblings: 3 sisters
Hometown:
– 205 South Twentieth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
– the 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 – Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Susan Florence Groves – mother
Enlisted:
– 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 the sea
Memorial:
– Tablets of the Missing – West Coast Memorial – San Francisco, California
Medals:
– Purple Heart
