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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Erle Warner Gaskill

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mendon, Massachusetts

Honored By

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM JUNE 1942 TO NOVEMBER 1945. DURING HIS ALMOST 3 1/2 YEARS OF SERVICE, HE SERVED IN AFRICA AS A MEDIC AND THEN AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN IN ITALY WITH THE 188TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY. DURING HIS TIME AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN, HE GUARDED THE FIRST B-29 BOMBER TO ARRIVE FROM THE U.S. IN ITALY. AS THE BOMBERS BEGAN TO ARRIVE MORE FREQUENTLY, HE WAS GUARDING FOUR B-29 AIRCRAFT BY HIMSELF.