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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Theodore P. Gmeiner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Jan Bos

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS A CAPTAIN WITH A BATTERY, 376TH PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY AND SAW ACTION IN SICILY AND ITALY. ON SUNDAY 17, 1944 THE 376TH PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION MARKET GARDEN IN HOLLAND. THE AIRPLANE HE WAS IN WAS HIT BY ENEMY FIRE. HE WAS WOUNDED AND UNABLE TO JUMP. WHEN THE C-47 LANDED IN ENGLAND, HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED OF SUSTAINED WOUNDS AND PNEUMONIA. AFTER THE WAR HIS REMAINS WERE REPATRIATED AND BURIED IN A CEMETERY IN ST LOUIS, MISSOURI.