World War II Honoree

Paul Edward Gervais

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

California

Honored By

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Cen

HE SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN WWII, RESULTING IN HIS CAPTURE AS THE ALLIES BEGAN THEIR THRUST INTO GERMANY THROUGH THE ALSCACE-LORRAINE. SUFFERING MONTHS OF STARVATION, HE LED THE ESCAPE OF A SMALL BAND OF PRISONERS OF WAR, FINALLY MAKING THEIR WAY TO SAFETY WITH THE U.S. 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION.