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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Godferd O. Gerth

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Honored By

G. Holcomb

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED DECEMBER 3, 1941. TRAINED AS A PILOT AND FIRST SERVED AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. LATER SERVED AS A B-17 BOMBER PILOT WITH THE 728TH SQUADRON, 452ND BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. COMPLETED 28 COMBAT MISSIONS AND DISCHARGED IN 1945.