World War II Honoree

Andrew J. Gero

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Taftville, Connecticut

Honored By

Family & American Legion Post 288, La Crescenta, CA

In December 1946, at the age of 17 he met with an Army recruiter in Norwich, Connecticut to enlist in the regular Army. He was advised to return on his 18th birthday in February so he could enlist without parental consent. He requested that his enlistment would allow him to enter the medical branch. In February 1947, he started his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Upon completion he was assigned to Brooke’s Army Medical School at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to train as a laboratory technician. After training he was assigned to the 26th Station Hospital at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii as a laboratory technician. He was then assigned to the dispensary in Fort DeRussy, Hawaii. Later he was transferred back to Schofield Barracks with the 5th Regimental Combat Team as a laboratory technician where he remained until the end of the war. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal and Expert Marksmanship medal with the M1 rifle. He was Honorably Discharged at Camp Stoneman, California.