World War II Honoree

Eldon Clair Gaulke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Iowa Falls, Iowa

Honored By

Dorothy A. Gaulke

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED SERVICE JANUARY 1941. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 4TH CAVALRY. HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO LAND ON UTAH BEACH AND WAS IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WENT TO CHERBOURG AND THE BREAKTHROUGH ACROSS FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE ENDED UP IN RUSSIA. RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR AND PURPLE HEART. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945.