World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elwyn Eberhardt Gerstein
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Loranger, Louisiana
Honored By
The Gerstein Family
SERVED IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD FROM 9-19-39 AT NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT OFFICER, LOUISIANA; BILOXI AIR STATION, MISSISSIPPI; COAST GUARD CUTTER DAVEY WYT-81, BASE SIX MIAMI AIR STATION, FLORIDA; NORFOLK TRAINING STATION, VIRGINIA; EAST COAST AIR STATION TRAINING DETACHMENT, COAST GUARD CUTTER WSC-128, CAPTAIN OF THE PORT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CAMP BRADFORD, VIRGINIA; USS LST 789, NAVAL STATION ALGIERS, LOUISIANA; COAST GUARD BASE KETCHIKAN, ALASKA; COAST GUARD CUTTER CEDAR WAGL-207, COAST GUARD UNIT 264, COAST GUARD CUTTER CLOVER WAGL-292, DISTRICT COAST GUARD OFFICER 17TH NAVAL DISTRICT, DISTRICT COAST GUARD OFFICER 13TH NAVAL DISTRICT AND COAST GUARD RECEIVING STATION MOUNT RAINIER ORDNANCE DEPOT, WASHINGTON.