GRIMM EARNEST L

1LT Earnest L Grimm was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/07/2004 at the age of 66.2 from Heart condition
Ulysses, KS
Flight Classes 67-14 and 67-12
Date of Birth 05/12/1938
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 128 AHC in 68
This information was provided by John M Knox

More detail on this person: Salem Special, Salem, SD 15 July 2004.

Retired SD Army National Guard captain had two tours in the Vietnam War as a helicopter pilot.

From: John Know, Veteran Service Officer McCook County, SD

Survivors: Daughter, Myrna (Jim) Ellington of Ulysses, KS; son Dwight Daniel Grimm of San Antonio, TX; two sisters of Willow Lake, SD; three brothers, and a sister-in-law, Betty Grim of Willow Lake, SD. He had prior service in the U.S. Navy. Awards and decorations include two Purple Hearts and a DFC for Vietnam War service.

From: John M Knox

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Date posted on this site: 07/12/2023