World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel Gonder
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hubbard, Ohio
Honored By
David, Sam & Mary Jane Gonder
HE SERVED FROM JANUARY 15, 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 7, 1945. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 8 BRONZE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER. HE SERVED IN PO VALLEY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND AIR COMBAT BALKANS. HE WAS IN THE 746TH BOMB SQUADRON, 456TH BOMB GROUP.