Richard P. Grutza | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	16047009
Unit	405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium
Rank	Corporal U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Wisconsin
Date of Death	December 5 1942
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

405th Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Medium

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart.

Notes

CPL Grutza's remains have been recovered and buried at a private cemetery in Wisconsin. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

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.