World War II Honoree

Frank M. Gervasi

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED FROM JANUARY 30, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 2, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'A', 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE GERMANS ON APRIL 30, 1943 AND WAS LIBERATED BY THE BRITISH SHORTLY AFTER. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF OMAHA BEACH AND WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 28, 1944 WHILE IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 7 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.