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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald Avert Gortmaker, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Miller, South Dakota

Honored By

Pamela Cline

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served with the 25th Infantry Division, 161st Infantry Regiment in Luzon in the Philippines. Spent 165 days in active combat. Osaka, Japan, part of the occupational forces. Returned to the U.S. December 24, 1945. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for assignment with 2nd Armored Division in Fort Hood, Texas. Camp McCoy, Wisconsin for testing of winter equipment. Discharged April 1947.