Sergeant Joe “Nook” Grimes: A Quiet Hero of World War II
From the fields of Box Church to the jungles of the South Pacific, Staff Sergeant Joe N. “Nook” Grimes carried with him a quiet determination, steady courage, and an uncommon devotion to his fellow Marines. Though remembered in his youth as a shy, unassuming boy from Limestone County, in the crucible of World War II he became one of Limestone County’s most decorated young warriors.







