World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene Gasser
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dearborn, Michigan
Honored By
John J. Graf
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT; DETACHMENT 'A', 128TH SIGNAL RADIO INTELLIGENCE, 5TH ARMY. TRAINED WITH THE FIELD ARTILLERY, AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. LANDED ON ORAN, NORTH AFRICA UNDER GENERAL PATTON. CLASSIFIED AS A CASUALTY REPLACEMENT. INVADED SICILY, FOLLOWED BY THE INVASION OF ITALY, BATTLE OF MONTE CASINO, AND THE LIBERATION OF ROME. THEN THE DRIVE UP TO SOUTHERN FRANCE.