Gerald Duval Air Gunner radio operater -S/Sgt-1943 |
Gerald Duval 1999....US ARMY Retired |
Last Name: ` DUVAL |
First Name
Middle Initial: GERALD |
Nick Name: 'JERRY' |
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Street: 10510 Front Beach Road | City & State: PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL | E-Mail: xra1@bellsouth.net | |
Zip: 32407 | Phone: 1-850-234-6762 | Spouse: THELMA J. | |
Conflict: WW II | Service Branch: Army Air Corp | Unit: 459 BG 759 BS 15 AF | |
Theater: | Where Captured: AUSTRIA | Date Captured: 04/02/44 | |
Camps Held In: LUFT 1 AND LABOR CAMPS laid in the first labor camp without medical aid ..except for a limp body cast. No Red Cross.. food or medicine were supplied. The Camp was near a Battery of Flak Guns. This was not in accordance with the Geneva Convention. | How Long Interned: 421 days | ||
liberated / repatriated: liberated | Date Liberated: 05/28/45 | Age at Capture: 20 | |
Medals Received: PURPLE HEART MEDAL, Air Medal PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION and PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL OF VALOR AND OTHERS. | |||
Military Job: RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER | Company: STUDENT-RETURNED US ARMY...UNDER COMBAT DISABILITY WAIVER | ||
Occupation after War: RETIRED..FROM ARMY.WORKED AS POLICE ID TECH...DIST MGR RADIO SHACK..OWNED PRIVATE INV AGENCY. |
Military Bio: My book Wings and Barbed Wire by Gerald Duval can be found at its Home site... www.1stbooks.com It is in both EBOOK format and in print. It can also be found on www.amazon.com....www.barnesandnoble.com...www.walmart.com...amd on many overseas book seller websites. Most bookseller websites and stores have it. |
My Message to Future Generations: God Bless America and our Service People in Harms Way. Take up the Sword we have passed on to you! |
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