*last update 2/5/2024

Military Involvement

 

Servicemen -G surnames KIA POW DNB Pic/s
Gilmore, Dick        
Gipner, Jack        
Girg, Jerome        
Gross, Norman   X   X
Grow, Bernard L. "Pat"   X   X

Howard Elton Gembler was born Oct. 31, 1921 to John and Letha B. Gembler. He died Dec. 21, 1984 and is buried in Silver Lake Cemetery, Lake Park, IA.

Petty Officer Gembler served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was wounded in action and awarded the American Theatre, Asiatic (4 Star) Pacific Theatre ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal and the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com


Velde Sylvester Griffin was born June 15, 1907 to Joseph Henry and Mary Agnes Crotty Griffin. He died May 26, 1944 and is buried in Milford Cemetery, Milford, IA.

Pvt. Griffin served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Source: ancestry.com 


Ernest Alfred Griffith was born Jan. 7, 1912 to Arthur Everett and Mae Taylor Griffith. He died Apr. 29, 1944 and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, IA. 

Ernest served with the U.S. Army Air Corps 417th Night Fighter Squadron and died in the service of his country. 

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May 2020 & Feb 2024

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