World War II Honoree

Robert V. Gemmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Mount Salem, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

HE WAS AMONG 2 SONS IN HIS FAMILY WHO SERVED WITH VALOR AND DISTINCTION IN WWII. HE SERVED AS A DEDICATED AND INTREPID PILOT OF A B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER, WITH THE 38TH BOMB GROUP, 823RD BOMB SQUADRON, 5TH AIR FORCE. NEARING HIS 100TH COMBAT MISSION, HE WAS SADLY LOST NEAR MANILA ON FEBRUARY 5, 1945 DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.