World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Gerzsik
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Honored By
Shelby Gerzsik-Grupe
Relationship
Daughter and Grandchildren
Served on Leyte Island, Philippines with the 485th Battery D, Anti-aircraft Battalion. First troops to land on Leyte Island and in combat in Okinawa in 1944.