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Gus Julius Groos Jr
1913–2001 · Male · died at 88
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Overview
Gus Julius Groos Jr1913–2001
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Service
World War II · Navy · 1945 Confirmed
U.S. Naval Reserve officer: a lieutenant commander from October 3, 1945, and still in the Reserve in April 1949 (Naval Reserve register, 1949). When he was first commissioned is not known; the register's pay base date of July 1941 is not a commissioning date.
- World War II draft registration card (front) of Gus J. Groos Jr. of San Antonio, Texas, aged 27, born 22 June 1913 at San Antonio, employed by Hugo Groos & Co., with his mother, Mrs. Florence Groos, named as the person who will always know his address.
- Register of Naval Reserve officers, April 1949, p. 391: Groos, Gus J. Jr., lieutenant commander
In the story: The twentieth century · Veterans of the family
Family
Parents
- Mother: Florence Alice Clarkson 1886–1964
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- Father: Frederick Carl Groos
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Life events
| Born | 22 JUN 1913, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 13 SEP 2001 Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Military service | U.S. Naval Reserve officer: lieutenant commander from 3 Oct 1945; still a Reserve officer in April 1949. The register's pay entry base date, 30 Jul 1941, is not a commissioning date; when he was first commissioned is not known., 3 Oct 1945 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The April 1949 Naval Reserve register lists 'GROOS GUS J JR', LCDR (date of rank 3 Oct 1945), born 1913, on the same page as two other Groos officers born 1908 and 1911; his 2001 obituary calls him a naval officer in World War II. Records:
Review: assessed 10-20-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Burial | Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Military service | Officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II |
| Military service | Officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II, World War II Likely evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
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World War II draft registration card (front) of Gus J. Groos Jr. of San Antonio, Texas, aged 27, born 22 June 1913 at San Antonio, employed by Hugo Groos & Co., with his mother, Mrs. Florence Groos, named as the person who will always know his address.1940-10-16 · card, front
Register of Naval Reserve officers, April 1949, p. 391: Groos, Gus J. Jr., lieutenant commander1949-04 · p. 391
Groos family niche plate, "Gus J 1913-2001 / Julia P 1919-"- Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics: Amendment to Certificate of Birth, state file no. 44768, Gus Julius Groos, Jr., born San Antonio 22 June 1913; filed 27 May 1969
Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Photos & documents
Sources
- Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan Birth
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 - Find a Grave memorial 64155804, Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio Burials and memorials Citation only Birth, Burial, Death, Military service
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