Remembering the life, death and legacy of Purple Heart recipient Grant Facer
Grant Facer Aug. 30, 1922 - Oct. 4, 2019 Las Vegas, NV Grant Thorpe Facer was born in southern Idaho, the middle child in a family with six sons and one daughter. He grew up in the Great Depression, moving often, struggling to make a living. During college he shipped out to fight in World War Two in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge. He earned a Purple Heart and Soldiers Medal of Honor. After the war he became an engineer and worked for Kaiser Aluminum for 34 years. Married for 73 years,...
