Background
Robert Grilley was born on November 14, 1920, in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. He was a son of Robert Earl Grilley and Ella Louise Grilley, a schoolteacher.
Madison, WI 53706, United States
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Robert Grilley earned a Bachelor of Science in 1942, and a Master of Fine Arts in 1946.
Robert Grilley received Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Europe.
Robert Grilley received Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for his service in Europe.
Robert Grilley was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
(This book is the memoir of a B-17 navigator who found him...)
This book is the memoir of a B-17 navigator who found himself far from his American home, based in the English countryside of Northamptonshire. His war in the air, flying deep into enemy territory, surviving intense enemy anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter attacks, portrays the sometimes conflicting emotions of a young man at war. The book also relates how the friendship with his eight-year-old daughter becomes a symbol of survival.
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2003
Robert Grilley was born on November 14, 1920, in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. He was a son of Robert Earl Grilley and Ella Louise Grilley, a schoolteacher.
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Robert Grilley earned a Bachelor of Science in 1942, and a Master of Fine Arts in 1946.
Robert Grilley had a career as an Educator and Figurative Painter. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked as a Professor of Art from 1945 to 1987, and Professor Emeritus since 1987. He also was a Department Chair from 1960 to 1965.
Robert Grilley participated in different exhibitions, such as Work exhibited at Wichita Museum in 1987. His Military service includes the duty as a United States Army Air Forces as a navigator during World War II.
(This book is the memoir of a B-17 navigator who found him...)
2003Robert Grilley is a supporter of democratic views.
Quotations: "Writing is for me a form of visual expression. It is closely akin to my life's work as a figurative painter."
In his book, just like in his paintings, Robert Grilley liked to draw visuals - "the look of a dense barrage of flak bursts, а В-17 wrapped in orange flame, trailing smoke, the sun-bleached, tiny white hairs on the arm of a child, the tall cumulus in the late afternoon, whiter on its western side than anything else in the world."
Robert Grilley married Shirley Gene Miller in January 1945. His second marriage was with Ei Terasawa, a scientist on June 7, 1955. He had two children from the first marriage - Rinelda and Robert G. Dorian, and Juneko from the second marriage.