Cletus Anthony Gerken was born Oct. 12, 1923 to John B. and Mary Helen Terlisner Gerken. He died Apr. 25, 1945 and is buried in Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Arcadia, IA.
Pvt. Gerken served in World War II with the U.S. Army 14th Armored Infantry Battalion. He was KIA near Modena, Italy.
Source: ancestry.com
