World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Smith Gabehart
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
He was a Rifleman with Company L, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, saw combat in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, was wounded in France on 8 July 1944 and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.