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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald M. Gumaer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kendrick, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN DECEMBER, 1942. SERVED AS A RADIO AND TELETYPE OPERATOR AND CRYPTOGRAPHER WITH THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. STATIONED IN CASABLANCA, MOROCCO IN THE NORTH AFRICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (NATOUSA), WHICH BECAME THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTOUSA). AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.