Sherry Griswold Memorial

Sherwood “Tom” Griswold, called “Sherry” by all who knew him, was the oldest son of Donald G. and Lillian Griswold. He came to California with his parents in 1928. Here his childhood was spent happily with his brother and three sisters, and from here he enlisted in the Army Air Corp on December 26, 1943. One year later to the day, on his second combat mission, the B-17 Flying Fortress in which he served as an aerial gunner, was shot down over Bleshamer, Germany, and all except two crew members perished.

Sherry did not go to war because he loved to fight; he loathed fighting. He went as a duty to mankind, as the honorable thing to do, standing squarely for what he considered the highest expression of right, not counting the cost. He loved peace, but he loved justice more.

The gift of an endowed scholarship in Sherry’s name is provided by the trustees of the Sherry Griswold Foundation in the hope that its influence will always be effectively expanding his love of peace and goodwill to mankind.