World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Karl F. Gersdorff
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
McLean, Virginia
Honored By
Ms. Karen T. Barrett
Relationship
Daughter
DRAFTED RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944. SERVED IN A FRONT LINE INFANTRY UNIT IN OKINAWA UNTIL HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HEADQUARTERS CAMP. THERE HE BECAME THE COOK WHEN THE COOK WAS KILLED IN ACTION. SERVED AT THE HEADQUARTERS CAMP UNTIL HE WAS DISCHARGED AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA AT THE END OF THE WAR.