John McGavock Grider, Jr. was born in October 1910 in Sans Souci, Arkansas. He married Mary Jane ALLEN. After Mary Jane passed away, he married Charlotte Strange BYRD. He died on 6 November 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Burial: November 9, 1984 Memphis National Cemetery
Military
service: Lieutenant
in the Pacific during WWII, Commander
of a destroyer
Retired from Navy 1962, Bronze Star Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Education: Annapolis Grad 1932
Memberships: Navy League, Chamber of Commerce, Masons and Shriners, Legion of Christ
Residence: Lived in Japan; California; Alexandria, Virginia and retired in Memphis, Tennessee.
Children of John McGavock Grider, Jr. and Mary Jane Allen: