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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerhard G. Bernhardt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AT 17 YEARS OLD DURING WWII. HE SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN WITH THE 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HIS UNIT LANDED ON THE BEACHES OF FRANCE AT NORMANDY ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. HE WAS SHOT BY A SNIPER. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.