Stephen Grabin is known in the family as a war hero. I've previously posted a short article (https://upanddownthevalley.blogspot.com/2009/08/stephen-grabin.html ) about him - he arrived in Australia in Feb/March 1942, and served as an aircraft mechanic (grease monkey) in the US Army Air Corps.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Stephen R Grabin
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Native State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Alaska
Enlistment Date: 7 May 1941
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Wilkes Barre
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 145
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Native State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Alaska
Enlistment Date: 7 May 1941
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Wilkes Barre
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 145
