Military Involvement
Servicemen - G surnames | KIA | POW | DNB | Pic/s |
Gilbert, Donald Warren | X | |||
Gleason, John D. | X | |||
Goodsell, Robert J. | ||||
Goss, Joe |
Paul L. Gates was born Dec. 13, 1922 to Earl W. and Alberta Richardson Gates. He died Dec. 25, 1991 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, MO.
Paul served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Dorman Goings was born June 18, 1923 to Randall Freeman and Delores Elizabeth Peterson Goings. He died Oct. 7, 1992 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.
Sgt. Goings served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Lewis Burdette Goings was born Nov. 24, 1921 to Randall Freeman and Delores Elizabeth Peterson Goings. He died Jan. 11, 1997 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua, IA.
Sgt. Goings served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3820th Quartermaster Gas Supply Co.
Source: ancestry.com
Gilbert L. Graeser was born Feb, 26, 1920 to Henry F. and Elsia A. Miller Graeser. He died in 1963 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.
Pvt. Graeser served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3rd Division.
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Leonard Henry Graeser was born Oct. 28, 1917 to Henry F. and Elsia A. Miller Graeser. He died Feb. 27, 2016 and is buried in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City, IA.
Cpl. Graeser served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry, was captured in North Africa and as a POW was taken to Germany where he was a prisoner for 2 years and 3 months. Leonard and 4 others escaped the facility and stole bikes to ride toward the American Line. They traveled during the day by bike, and hid during the night until they reached the American Troops.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jul 2021