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Name: Gerken, Paul
Obituary Date: 06 Sep 1945
Volume: 1943-1947	Page: 068	Year: 1945
Date of Birth: 27 Dec 1921	Date of Death: 18 Dec 1944
Father: Carl William Gerken	Mother: Caroline Badenhop
Comment: World War II 2nd Lt. , U. S. Army Air Force, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 436th Bombardment Squadron. The Squadron was being used to fly fuel and supplies from India over the Himalayas to the Chinese and United States Army Air Forces based in China. The plane was headed for Suichwan when it crashed taking off from Luliang China. All aboard were killed. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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