Clyde Grisham was born 1/23/1923 in Basehor, KS. He walked to school and went until the 8th grade. Grisham enlisted into the Army in 1941 and ended up serving in Maui working at an administration office. Grisham knew when an invasion had happened when an influx of people were coming through. He had 3 other brothers that also served in WW II.