Sergeant Mac S. Groesbeck

Sergeant Mac S. Groesbeck 1916 ~ 1942 Sergeant Mac S. Groesbeck, passed away October 31, or November 1, 1942, high on the mountain side above Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea. He was on a bombing mission on Japanese shipping in that area in World War II. The B-17 bomber he was in was found in May of 2001. Mac was born June 19, 1916, in Holden, Utah, to Hyrum Jr. and Lue Emma Stephenson Groesbeck. He spent his first two months in Holden, Utah, then moved with his family to Roosevelt, Utah, where they lived for five years. The family then moved to Highland, Utah, where Mac spent the rest of his life prior to entering into the Army Air Corp. Upon graduating from High School, he attended Utah State Agriculture College one year and studied Diesel Mechanics. He was very active in the LDS church and had callings in church including MIA dance director. He loved to dance. Mac was preceded in death by his father and his sister, Emma. He was survived by his mother, (now deceased); sister, Lue S. Groesbeck Law (now deceased); brothers, Byron S. (Myrtle) Groesbeck; Leslie S. (Betty) Groesbeck; and Paul S. (Beverly) Groesbeck. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2005, at 12 Noon, in the Neal S. Magleby & Sons Mortuary Chapel, 50 South 100 West, in Richfield. Friends may call at the mortuary in Richfield on Saturday after 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Richfield Cemetery under the direction of the Fort Carson, Colorado, Honor Guard and the V.F.W. District #4, Utah County Honor Guard. The remains of the crew that could not be identified will be buried together in the Arlington Cemetery, April 28, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. The family gives heartfelt thanks to the military personnel, the Richfield 3rd Ward Bishopric and Relief Society, and to family and friends for all their service and help, compassionate service and love.