Cerro Gordo County

Henry Gurdes

 

Henry Gurdes

Address: Meservey, Iowa
Entered Service: February 16, 1943
Branch of Service: Army
Trained: Camp McQuaide, California
  Hawaiian Islands
  Mariana Islands
  Philippine Islands
  Ryukyu Islands
Embarkation: June 7, 1943
Theatre of Operation: Pacific
Awarded: Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Returned to U.S. December 20, 1945
Discharged: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (December 28, 1945)
Rank: Private First Class
Served: 34 months
Wife: Shirley Gurdes

Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 25