Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Timothy Gronewold, of Forreston, Illinois, was promoted to Sergeant Oct. 18 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois.
Gronewold, who enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard in 2011, is a Human Resources Specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute).
He was pinned by his spouse, Audra, and 1-year-old daughter, Athena - with help from his father, Robert. His mother Donna was also there to celebrate Gronewold's accession to the non-commissioned officers corps.