Son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gourley; brother of Eleanor Jane Gourley
A graduate of Meadville High School, Gourley attended an Army diesel engine school in Peoria, IL. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army for three years. He spent "22 months in the South Pacific with the 866th Aviation Battalion. His decorations included three battle stars on a South Pacific ribbon for service in New Guinea and two stars on a Philippine Liberation ribbon awarded for service in the South Philippine campaign. He was discharged a corporal at Fort Knox, KY, in January , 1946."
Died from burns and shock received during an electrical accident while erecting a television antenna tower.
Obit/article - The Tribune Republican, Dec. 27, 1949
A graduate of Meadville High School, Gourley attended an Army diesel engine school in Peoria, IL. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army for three years. He spent "22 months in the South Pacific with the 866th Aviation Battalion. His decorations included three battle stars on a South Pacific ribbon for service in New Guinea and two stars on a Philippine Liberation ribbon awarded for service in the South Philippine campaign. He was discharged a corporal at Fort Knox, KY, in January , 1946."
Died from burns and shock received during an electrical accident while erecting a television antenna tower.
Obit/article - The Tribune Republican, Dec. 27, 1949
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gourley; brother of Eleanor Jane Gourley
A graduate of Meadville High School, Gourley attended an Army diesel engine school in Peoria, IL. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army for three years. He spent "22 months in the South Pacific with the 866th Aviation Battalion. His decorations included three battle stars on a South Pacific ribbon for service in New Guinea and two stars on a Philippine Liberation ribbon awarded for service in the South Philippine campaign. He was discharged a corporal at Fort Knox, KY, in January , 1946."
Died from burns and shock received during an electrical accident while erecting a television antenna tower.
Obit/article - The Tribune Republican, Dec. 27, 1949
A graduate of Meadville High School, Gourley attended an Army diesel engine school in Peoria, IL. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army for three years. He spent "22 months in the South Pacific with the 866th Aviation Battalion. His decorations included three battle stars on a South Pacific ribbon for service in New Guinea and two stars on a Philippine Liberation ribbon awarded for service in the South Philippine campaign. He was discharged a corporal at Fort Knox, KY, in January , 1946."
Died from burns and shock received during an electrical accident while erecting a television antenna tower.
Obit/article - The Tribune Republican, Dec. 27, 1949
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