World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John J. Gasser
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pierce City, Missouri
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Anna Diem
Relationship
Sister
He was killed in the Exercise Tiger in the English Channel on April 28, 1944. 749 died there, the second highest number after Pearl Harbor. 201 boys were from the Missouri 3206th Quartermaster Company.