Curtis Grubb Culin III was awarded the Legion of Merit, among other medals, for his service in WWII that was described by Dwight Eisenhower in one of his last speeches as President.

Sgt. Culin is credited with inventing in 1944 the "Culin Rhino Device" that helped the Allies liberate France in WWII. The device was fitted to most Sherman tanks after the invasion at Normandy to cut down the obstructive hedgerows common there. He later lost his left foot to a land mine at Huertgen Forest.

In 1945, he married Bernice Enright in Cranford, New Jersey, and they lived in New York City, where he worked for Schenley Industries, the same firm where his father was employed. The couple divorced in the early 1950s.

A public memorial to Culin and his invention can be seen in his hometown of Cranford, NJ, just outside its municipal building.

"Curtis Grubb" is a 3-generation family name drawn from Patriot ancestor Col. Curtis Grubb. Like his father, Curtis was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Curtis Grubb Culin III was awarded the Legion of Merit, among other medals, for his service in WWII that was described by Dwight Eisenhower in one of his last speeches as President.

Sgt. Culin is credited with inventing in 1944 the "Culin Rhino Device" that helped the Allies liberate France in WWII. The device was fitted to most Sherman tanks after the invasion at Normandy to cut down the obstructive hedgerows common there. He later lost his left foot to a land mine at Huertgen Forest.

In 1945, he married Bernice Enright in Cranford, New Jersey, and they lived in New York City, where he worked for Schenley Industries, the same firm where his father was employed. The couple divorced in the early 1950s.

A public memorial to Culin and his invention can be seen in his hometown of Cranford, NJ, just outside its municipal building.

"Curtis Grubb" is a 3-generation family name drawn from Patriot ancestor Col. Curtis Grubb. Like his father, Curtis was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.