World War II Honoree

Gilbert Gustav Petzke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Honored By

Janice, Gib, Julie, Bill, Mary Lynn

Relationship

Family

ON OCTOBER 21, 1942 HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 14, 1946. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT AND WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, THE COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH FIVE BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND FOUR OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS.