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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Elmer Gerken

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cole Camp, Missouri

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED AND WAS SENT TO FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, THEN FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA, THEN FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA, THEN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. FROM THERE HE WAS SHIPPED TO TOKYO, JAPAN. HIS TROOP SHIP SAILED BY THE USS MISSOURI THE DAY BEFORE THE PEACE TREATY WAS SIGNED. HE WAS HOUSED IN A VACATED JAPANESE SOLDIERS BARRACKS.