World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis L. Gerstberger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Copeland, Kansas
Honored By
Mrs. Violet Ridgley
Relationship
Wife
AIR FORCE UNTIL FEBRUARY 1945 THEN IN THE ARMY. WAS A STAFF SERGEANT AND TRAINED DRAFTEES UNTIL FEBRUARY 1945. TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY AND WAS IN FINANCE CORPS UNTIL JANUARY 31, 1946. IN 1950 HE WAS CALLED BACK INTO SERVICE AND SENT TO KOREA. CAME HOME FROM KOREA IN MAY 1951 WITH CANCER AND DIED SEPTEMBER 1952.