World War II Honoree

Herbert M. Gottschalck

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cedarhurst, New York

Honored By

Kathryn Gottschalck Lipnicki

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED 1942. SERVED IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE AS PATHFINDER FOR THE D-DAY ASSAULT AT NORMANDY. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MANY OTHER ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, BEFORE HIS DISCHARGE IN 1946. AT THE TIME OF HIS DISCHARGE, HE HAD RISEN TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY.