Grant Frederick Timmerman

Grant Frederick Timmerman was a United States Marine Corps sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. Born February 14, 1918, he was killed in action on July 8, 1944, on Saipan Island. His decorations included the United States Navy Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart Medal with Gold Star, the Bronze Star Medal, the American Defense Medal, the China Service Medal, and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with four battle stars for New Zealand, Tarawa, Phillipines, and Saipan. The destroyer U.S.S. Timmerman was named for Sgt. Grant Frederick Timmerman, U.S.M.C. Built by the Bath Iron Works Corp. in Bath, Me., it was authorized on July 19, 1940, its keel was laid on October 1, 1945, it was launched on May 19, 1951, and it was commissioned on September 26, 1952.

Emporia, Kansas · United States