Editing George Grunert (section)

==Education and early career==
George Grunert was born in [[White Haven, Pennsylvania]], on July 21, 1881, a son of David Grunert and Henrietta (Hollmann) Grunert. He graduated from White Haven High School in 1898 and joined the [[United States Army]] for the [[Spanish–American War]].<ref name="Register1902">{{cite book |author=U.S. Army Adjutant General |date=1902 |title=Register of the Army of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WPM3AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA124 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=1902 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Enlisting as a [[Private (rank)#United States Army|private]] in the [[2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment|2nd Artillery Regiment]], he performed coast artillery duties in the [[Philippines]], [[Cuba]] and on the west coast of the United States.<ref name="Register1902"/> He advanced through the ranks to [[Corporal (United States)|corporal]], [[Sergeant (United States)|sergeant]], and [[Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)|quartermaster]] sergeant, and was serving at [[Fort Monroe]] in Virginia, when his application for a commission was approved.<ref name="Register1902"/> Grunert was commissioned as a [[Second lieutenant (United States)|second lieutenant]] of [[United States Cavalry|Cavalry]] in February 1901.<ref name="Register1902"/> He accepted in April and was assigned to the [[11th Armored Cavalry Regiment|11th Cavalry Regiment]].<ref name="Register1902"/> By 1908 he was stationed in Cuba and in 1910 he was assigned to [[Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia)|Fort Oglethorpe]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]].