World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William P. Gonda
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Yonkers, New York
Honored By
Family
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS ON OCTOBER 23, 1942 AT CAMP UPTON, NEW YORK. SERVED AS A CLERK TYPIST FOR 2132ND ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS. ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, RHINELAND, NORMANDY, FRANCE AND AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 6 STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, UNIT CITATION, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT MAXWELL FIELD, ALABAMA. ON OCTOBER 3, 1945 AS A SERGEANT.