Eddie Columbus Grober was born October 16, 1909 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Frank Albert & Lucy Alta Hill Grober. April 2, 1939 he married Lelia Lucille Campbell. The marriage was in Scott Co., Ar. but both were residents of Sebastian Co., Ar. Eddie registered for the military draft October 16, 1940 at Parker School in Fort Smith, Ar. An enlistment record has not been found. According to his marker at the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Ar. he served with the US Army and had the rank of Tec 5. Those who held this rank were addressed as corporal, though were often called a "tech corporal". Technicians possessed specialized skills that were rewarded with a higher pay grade, but had no command authority. Eddie Columbus Grober passed away May 29, 1996 at Fort Smith, Sebadtian Co., Ar. Burial was in the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Ar.