World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald Leon Gager
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Woodston, Kansas
Honored By
Darryl
Relationship
Nephew
GUNNER'S MATE 2ND CLASS, SERVED ON THE USS CECIL FROM COMMISSIONING UNTIL DECOMMISSIONING AT THE END OF WWII. HE WAS AT IWO JIMA WHEN THE FLAG WAS RAISED AND MOST OF THE OTHER ISLANDS INCLUDING OKINAWA. HE WAS ON HIS SHIP IN TOKYO BAY AT THE TIME OF THE SURRENDER CEREMONY.