Edwin Russell Grissett Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
RankSergeant U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromSan Huan Texas
Date of DeathJanuary 22 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
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Notes
Sergeant Grissett was a member of the 1st Marine Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. He was taken Prisoner of War and on January 22, 1966, he died in captivity. His remains were recovered on January 23, 1989 and identified on July 27 1989. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.