World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gerald L. Younker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Windber, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jean Younker Brehm
Relationship
Cousin
INDUCTED MARCH 1942. JOINED ARMY AIR FORCE JULY 17, 1942. RADIO OPERATOR AND TAIL GUNNER ON B-24 LIBERATOR. SERIAL NUMBER 13 083 616. REPORTED MISSING JULY 19, 1944 WHEN AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR SAARBRUCKEN, GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY OCTOBER 26, 1944. BURIED IN ST. AVOLD IN FRANCE A U.S. MILITARY CEMETERY.