World War II Honoree

Joseph Owen Gehrett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Laurel, Montana

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY AIR FORCES. HE SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, DEVELOPING AND APPLYING ANALYTICAL BOMBING METHODS THAT LED TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MISSIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE NAVY. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AWARDED HIM A LEGION OF MERIT IN 1943 FOR THE WORK. HE LATER SERVED AT THE PENTAGON AND WAS DISCHARGED AT THE RANK OF MAJOR.