American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Stanley Grossman, 82, who joined the U.S. Army’s pre-commissioning program in 1965. Upon earning his degree as a dentist from Loyola University in 1968, he was commissioned a Captain in the Army’s Dental Corps. He attended Basic Training for doctors at Fort Sam Houston and was then assigned to the Dental Unit at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. He next served in Vietnam at the Dental Clinics at Na Trang and later at Tuy Hoa and Ban Me Thout. These assignments included providing dental services to the Montagnards tribes in the central highlands. He separated in 1970 and went into private practice in the New York City area. He moved to Beaufort County in 2005 and began eight years of service to the Army at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield as a contract dentist. He retired fully in 2013.
Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.
