World War II Honoree

Gerhard 'Jerry' Baum

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Mt. Vernon, New York

Honored By

Beatrice

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FROM 1943 - 1946, EMPLOYED IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF TOOL AND DIE EQUIPMENT. THE EQUIPMENT WAS FOR MAJOR COMPANIES OR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WAR EFFORT. AMONG OTHERS, THEY WERE REPUBLIC AIRCRAFT, GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT AND THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN AUGUST 1947. BEING FLUENT IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ARMY INTELLIGENCE IN MARBURG, GERMANY. HE ASSISTED IN THE INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND IN RELATIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ARMY OCCUPATION MEDAL AND SMALL ARMS EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP RIBBON.