In Memoriam

Dwight Gruber · 03-13-2011, 03:19 PM

Not strictly a Luger topic, but related

Lt. Col. Clinton A. Gruber USAF (ret.) 1921-2011
B-24 co-pilot, 8th Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group
P.O.W. Stalag Luft I

Also my Dad

--Dwight

Norme · 03-13-2011, 03:23 PM

Dear Dwight, My sympathy to you and your family. Regards, Norm.

Edward Tinker · 03-13-2011, 03:31 PM

Dwight, my deepest condolences to you today. May peace and rest come to him.

Ed & Terry

tomaustin · 03-13-2011, 04:11 PM

god bless.......

mrerick · 03-13-2011, 04:42 PM

Dwight,

My condolences to you and your family.

When you're able, please relate some of your memories of your dad and his war service.

Marc

DavidJayUden · 03-13-2011, 05:03 PM

My heart goes out to you, your family, and all of Clinton's friends, Dwight.
dju

Neil Young · 03-13-2011, 05:26 PM

Dwight:
Our thoughts are with you and your family, as another brave member of the Greatest Generation moves on to his reward. God bless.

Neil

hgreer2 · 03-13-2011, 05:55 PM

Sorry to hear of your loss, our veterans should be mourned by everyone. God bless you and your family in this tragic time. If it were not for brave men and women like your father, we would not be enjoying the freedom we enjoy today.

Harry

Railsplitter · 03-13-2011, 06:20 PM

May God be with you and your family, as your father is certainly with Him.

alanint · 03-13-2011, 06:31 PM

As the son of a B-24 Radio Gunner in the 445th, who lost his Dad two years ago, I understand what you are going through.
God Bless!

Mike B · 03-13-2011, 06:32 PM

Dwight,
Our deepest condolences to you and your family. No words can properly express the feeling of losing a loved one. If he was anything like his son, certainly he was a great man. Our prayers are with you and your family.

Mike

Ron Smith · 03-13-2011, 06:53 PM

Dwight,

My best to you. Sorry for your loss.

Ron

G.T. · 03-13-2011, 06:57 PM

Our hearts and prayers are with you ....... the Tomek family.. til...lat'r...GT

Ron Wood · 03-13-2011, 07:26 PM

Words are not adequate at times like this. My condolences my friend. Our prayers for your comfort and joy for him as he goes to his reward. God bless him and our thanks for his service.

Hugo Borchardt · 03-13-2011, 07:53 PM

Please add my condolences as well, Dwight! God bless your family and I appreciate your dad's sacrifice and service.

FNorm · 03-13-2011, 08:46 PM

We lost one of the good guys, a hero, My sympathies, Dwight.

Fred

tracyp · 03-13-2011, 10:26 PM

Dwight, sorry for your loss. Tracy

wlyon · 03-13-2011, 10:50 PM

Dwight
Sorry for your loss. Our prayers to you and your family Bill

John Sabato · 03-14-2011, 07:16 AM

Dwight my friend, may God bless and comfort you and your family in this loss... I don't even think the "Greatest Generation" is an adequate description for your Dad, and the heroes that fought with him to preserve our freedom.

-John

WG dog · 03-14-2011, 07:32 AM

Very sorry for your loss.

My father-in-law was a B-17 (White Horse; Mr Tacoma) ball turret gunner. He was a POW in Stalag Luft I. You've probably seen this site for Stalag Luft I.

http://www.merkki.com

03-13-2011, 03:19 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	In Memoriam Not strictly a Luger topic, but related Lt. Col. Clinton A. Gruber USAF (ret.) 1921-2011 B-24 co-pilot, 8th Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group P.O.W. Stalag Luft I Also my Dad --Dwight

03-13-2011, 04:11 PM	#4
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	.. god bless.......

03-13-2011, 04:42 PM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,900 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Dwight, My condolences to you and your family. When you're able, please relate some of your memories of your dad and his war service. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

03-13-2011, 05:26 PM	#7
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 540 Thanks: 546 Thanked 438 Times in 165 Posts	Dwight: Our thoughts are with you and your family, as another brave member of the Greatest Generation moves on to his reward. God bless. Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

03-13-2011, 06:53 PM	#12
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Dwight, My best to you. Sorry for your loss. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

03-13-2011, 03:23 PM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 224 Thanked 2,591 Times in 930 Posts	Dear Dwight, My sympathy to you and your family. Regards, Norm.

03-13-2011, 03:31 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,911 Thanks: 1,987 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	Dwight, my deepest condolences to you today. May peace and rest come to him. Ed & Terry

03-13-2011, 05:03 PM	#6
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	My heart goes out to you, your family, and all of Clinton's friends, Dwight. dju

03-13-2011, 05:55 PM	#8
hgreer2 Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 309 Thanks: 1 Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts	Sorry to hear of your loss, our veterans should be mourned by everyone. God bless you and your family in this tragic time. If it were not for brave men and women like your father, we would not be enjoying the freedom we enjoy today. Harry

03-13-2011, 06:20 PM	#9
Railsplitter User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	May God be with you and your family, as your father is certainly with Him.

03-13-2011, 06:31 PM	#10
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	As the son of a B-24 Radio Gunner in the 445th, who lost his Dad two years ago, I understand what you are going through. God Bless!

03-13-2011, 06:32 PM	#11
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	Dwight, Our deepest condolences to you and your family. No words can properly express the feeling of losing a loved one. If he was anything like his son, certainly he was a great man. Our prayers are with you and your family. Mike

03-13-2011, 06:57 PM	#13
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,486 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,583 Times in 989 Posts	prayers... Our hearts and prayers are with you ....... the Tomek family.. til...lat'r...GT

03-13-2011, 07:26 PM	#14
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,987 Thanks: 1,067 Thanked 5,090 Times in 1,675 Posts	Words are not adequate at times like this. My condolences my friend. Our prayers for your comfort and joy for him as he goes to his reward. God bless him and our thanks for his service. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

03-13-2011, 07:53 PM	#15
Hugo Borchardt User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 370 Thanks: 338 Thanked 131 Times in 47 Posts	Please add my condolences as well, Dwight! God bless your family and I appreciate your dad's sacrifice and service. __________________ My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm

03-13-2011, 08:46 PM	#16
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	We lost one of the good guys, a hero, My sympathies, Dwight. Fred

03-13-2011, 10:26 PM	#17
tracyp User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 391 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Dwight, sorry for your loss. Tracy

03-13-2011, 10:50 PM	#18
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,523 Times in 940 Posts	Dwight Sorry for your loss. Our prayers to you and your family Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

03-14-2011, 07:16 AM	#19
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	Dwight my friend, may God bless and comfort you and your family in this loss... I don't even think the "Greatest Generation" is an adequate description for your Dad, and the heroes that fought with him to preserve our freedom. -John

03-14-2011, 07:32 AM	#20
WG dog Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 142 Thanks: 1,282 Thanked 37 Times in 24 Posts	Very sorry for your loss. My father-in-law was a B-17 (White Horse; Mr Tacoma) ball turret gunner. He was a POW in Stalag Luft I. You've probably seen this site for Stalag Luft I. http://www.merkki.com