World War II Honoree

Norville Ray Gish

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Manhattan, Kansas

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67

HE SERVED IN EUROPE IN THE FIRST ARMY, 69TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS IT FOUGHT IT'S WAY ACROSS GERMANY TO LINK UP WITH THE RUSSIANS AT TORGAU, GERMANY. FOLLOWING GERMANY'S SURRENDER, HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON IN BAD NAUHEIM, GERMANY.