World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred Rudolph Gerns
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
The Gerns Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND ABOARD THE USS TOWALIGA AOG-42. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.