
Jack Grillo (1913-12 February 1943) was an British Major and agent of the SAS during World War II.
Biography[]
Grillo was sent to sabotage the artillery at Arsew in North Africa and then "light the torch" signaling the invasion. Unfortunately, the Germans found him in the area and his documents and explosives were confiscated.
A team led by Captain Richards was sent to the rescue. However, after an exchange of fire, only one survived, Lieutenant Mike Powell, who nevertheless managed to save Grillo on his own. Grillo then stole the MP40 to help fight the Germans, then took command and helped Powell through the searchlights that were in the German fort. They collected explosives and documents, and then rescued another prisoner. Powell and Grillo then destroy a pair of artillery batteries with newly acquired explosives. While Powell left to sabotage the German car pool, Grillo stayed behind to get transportation.
He arrives in a jeep moments after Powell managed to sabotage the motor pool to pick him up. He later drives Powell, manning the jeep's machine guns, over to a lighthouse doubling as a radar tracking station built into a cliff, meeting resistance along the way. On the way, Grillo drives them into an airfield where they destroy many of the planes and fuel dumps. Afterwards, Grillo and Powell split up again, this time, Grillo draws out the German reinforcements while Powell goes through a bunker to the lighthouse. After Powell succeeded in "lighting the torch", Grillo picks him up under heavy fire.
Death[]
Later, Grillo personally requested Powell's assistance on a mission to destroy the Naxos detector and scuttle the experimental U-529 submarine in Trondheim, Norway in 1943. Disguised himself as German officer, Grillo managed to provide Powell the entrance to the base. However, the mission quickly sours, and Grillo is killed, telling Powell to go on without him. Grillo's sacrifice enables Powell to complete the mission and lead the following war efforts for Allies.