Biography
Grammer, the eldest of 13 siblings (nine boys and four girls), was born in Benton, Illinois. His father was a musician; he played the violin and trumpet.
He served in the US Army during World War II, and upon discharge worked as an apprentice toolmaker at the Washington Naval gun factory at Shop No. 20. Grammer married his high school girlfriend, Ruth Burzynski, in 1944. Shortly after the war ended, 18,000 of a 24,000-strong workforce were laid off, including Grammer. The couple returned to their home in Franklin County, Illinois.
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