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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ernest J. Gilman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Honored By

Ernest J. Gilman

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE JULY 7, 1941. HE SERVED AS A PRIVATE, THEN CORPORAL. GRADUATED FROM INFANTRY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL APRIL 1942. SAW COMBAT IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. DISCHARGED 1946 WITH RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, DIVISION COMMANDER'S COMMENDATION MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON.