Arthur Gruhn

1910 - 2000

Service # 37 194 207
Inducted into the United States Army in May 1942 and served with the 40th Engineers in Europe.
Honorably discharged in October 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Rank - Organization & Branch of Service ------
Private First Class, Company C, 2829th Engineer Combat Battalion.

Military Occupational Specialty & No. -------
Construction Machine Opr. 359


September 27, 1944 in Paris

Battles & Campaigns: -------
Central Europe, Sicily, Naples - Foggia, Rome - Arno, Southern France, Rhineland

Decorations & Citations ------
Good Conduct Medal So 44 H2 40th Eng 44
Bronze Service Arrowhead
European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal
Four Overseas Service Bars
No Time Lost Under Aw 107
Lapel Button issued
Asr Score (September 2, 1945) 97


September 6, 1945 in Paris

In Loving Memory ARTHUR GRUHN

Service MONDAY, JANUARY 24,2000,10:30 AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA

Officiating REVEREND MARSHALL BROWN

Music "HOW GREAT THOU ART" --- "NEARER MY GOD TO THEE" HELEN OHDE, VOCALIST CONNIE SIEPKER, ORGANIST

Interment MANNING CEMETERY

Casketbearers TODD GRUHN, DWIGHT GRUHN, CURT STRUVE, GARY GRUHN, DUANE MEGGERS, DAVE KUSEL

Military Honors EMIL EWOLDT POST 22 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 3517 MANNING, IOWA

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE. DRIVERS IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION MUST TURN ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, BE ALERT, AND DRIVE IN A CLOSE FORMATION.

 

Arthur Max, son of William and Alma Jansen Gruhn, was born January 21, 1910, in Audubon County, Iowa. Arthur attended rural schools in Carroll County near Manning. Following his schooling, he farmed with his father and brother in the Manning area and then near Irwin.

In 1942, Arthur was inducted in to the United States Army and served with the 40th Engineers in Europe.
After he was honorably discharged in October of 1945, Arthur continued farming with his family and in 1949, they moved to the farm on the east edge of Manning. He then worked as a mechanic for Knudsen Implement and later was associated with Manning Implement. In 1957, he took over the family farm and continued farming.
On September 14, 1968, Arthur was united in marriage with Carol Paulsen at the Battle Creek Presbyterian Church. Arthur and Carol lived on the family farm. Arthur retired in 1991, and in June 1998, they moved to Willow Creek Apartments.

Arthur enjoyed working with his hands, especially woodworking and anything mechanical. On January 21, 2000, Arthur died suddenly and unexpectedly on his 90th birthday at Manning Regional Healthcare Center in Manning. Besides his parents, Arthur is preceded in death by a brother Lester Gruhn and a sister Leona Dammann.
He is survived by his wife Carol Gruhn of Manning, a sister-in-law Lucile Fries of Ida Grove, and by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.