Career
Grant joined the Army from Boston, Massachusetts in 1958, and was killed in action on November 13, 1966 was serving as a first lieutenant in Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. During a firefight on that day in the Republic of Vietnam, Grant organized his group"s defense and repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to rescue wounded soldiers, despite being wounded himself, before he was killed in a mortar attack. Grant, aged 26 at his death, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.
As this action was underway, the enemy attacked, using "human wave" assaults, in an attempt to literally overwhelm In a magnificent display of courage and leadership, Seeing a platoon leader wounded, During this action, Learning that several other wounded men were pinned down by enemy fire forward of his position, Following return of the wounded men to the perimeter, a concentration of mortar fire landed in their midst and
