U.S. Army Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of August Grunewald Jr.
August O. "Fat" Grunewald Jr., 91, of Chippewa Falls, died Friday, November 15, 2019 at Cornell Care Center in Cornell. He was born July 7, 1928 in Shawano to Magdalena (Koepke) and August Grunewald Sr. He attended Augusta Area Schools, then moved to Hayward in 1945. Following high school, he worked for the State of Wisconsin for three years until he enlisted in the military. August proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 until his honorable discharge in 1952,...
