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Fansler, Grover Cleveland Jr., S/Sgt.
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Home Town Thomas
Date of Passing Jun 30, 1978
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STAFF SERGEANT GROVER CLEVELAND FANSLER JR. WORKED AS A CARPENTER'S HELPER BEFORE HE ENLISTED ON 15 MARCH 1939. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE EAST INDIES CAMPAIGN (UNKNOWN UNIT) BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED TO THE 808TH FA BN. ON 24 SEPTEMBER S/SGT FANSLER SAILED FOR EUROPE WITH SERVICE BATTERY 808TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION UNTIL 11 SEPTEMBER 1945. DURING HIS TIME IN THE ARMY S/SGT FANSLER ALSO ATTENDED THE POST RADIO SCHOOL AT CAMP EDWARDS MISSISSIPPI. ON 11 NOVEMBER 1945 FANSLER WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT MEADE MARYLAND. GROVER FANSLER PASSED AWAY IN THOMAS WEST VIRGINIA IN JUNE 1978.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Central Europe Campaign (1945)
From Month/Year
March / 1945
To Month/Year
May / 1945
Description (Central Europe Campaign 22 March to 11 May 1945) Following the Battle of the Bulge the Allies had pushed through to the Rhine. On 22 March 1945 they began their assault across the river, and by I April the Ruhr was encircled. Armored columns raced across Germany and into Austria and Czechoslovakia. On 25 April, the day American and Russian forces met on the Elbe, strategic bombing operations came to an end. Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945 and operations officially came to an end the following day, although sporadic actions continued on the European front until 11 May.
