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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harry C. Gerrard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wilsonburg, West Virginia

Honored By

Geneva J. Collier

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MEMBER OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE. SERVED IN GERMANY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BELGIUM. He served in WWII in the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper and was later transferred to the 101st Airborne Division. He jumped behind enemy lines on D-Day and in Sicily, Italy, Anzio Beach, the Battle of the Bulge, the Bridges of Holland and behind German lines across the Rhine River in Germany. He was a Corporal when discharged in 1945. He reenlisted in 1947.