World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerard Bernier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Plainfield, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
Served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations with Headquarters Company, 717th Tank Battalion, 79th Infantry Division as a Cook in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, American Theater Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, 1 Service Stripe and 1 Overseas Service Bar.