World War II Honoree

Medard J. Giersch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Kyle Hatzinger

Relationship

Grandson

ENLISTED RIGHT AFTER PEARL HARBOR. BASIC TRAINING: CAMP GRANT. ORIGINALLY TO BE SHIPPED TO AFRICA, BUT HIS SHIP GOT FOOD POISONING SO THEY WERE DIVERTED TO THE CARIBBEAN AND HE WAS REASSIGNED TO 6TH ARMY AIR FORCES FOR 24 MONTHS WHILE SERVING AS A CREW CHIEF ON B-24 AND B-17 AIRCRAFT ON ANTI-SUBMARINE ACTIONS IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE. REASSIGNED TO 2ND ARMY AIR FORCES FROM MID-1944 UNTIL DISCHARGE IN NOVEMBER 1945.