World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gurney O. Gutekunst, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
RMCS M. J. Lynett, USN (Ret)
After graduating from high school in 1942, he enlisted in the Army and undertook an accelerated program of study in chemistry at the University of Michigan, earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in two and a half years. He then was assigned to a team of chemists working on atomic energy for the Manhattan Project, rising to the position of Team Leader in Dayton, Ohio.