Beloved father [Ralph Chester Gerstung] WW2 vet prisoner of war in Germany for 19 months.captured near Touhlan France wounded 2 oct 1944 in Germany. and the holder of the Purple Heart and the Hronze Star with the U.S.Army. Ralph was a member of the American Legion Post 911 Wauconda ILL.Ralph served with the 3rd infantry division, 2nd battalion, 30th infantry,company "f" and served under General Patton and General Eisenhower as a infantry sodier,radioman.and mechanic.he spent the remainder of the war in captivity as a prisoner in Limburgh,Munich [Stalag 7A] and Muhlberg [Stalag 4B] before being set free by the Russion army in 1945.Dad was proud that he served in the army and served his country.
Beloved father [Ralph Chester Gerstung] WW2 vet prisoner of war in Germany for 19 months.captured near Touhlan France wounded 2 oct 1944 in Germany. and the holder of the Purple Heart and the Hronze Star with the U.S.Army. Ralph was a member of the American Legion Post 911 Wauconda ILL.Ralph served with the 3rd infantry division, 2nd battalion, 30th infantry,company "f" and served under General Patton and General Eisenhower as a infantry sodier,radioman.and mechanic.he spent the remainder of the war in captivity as a prisoner in Limburgh,Munich [Stalag 7A] and Muhlberg [Stalag 4B] before being set free by the Russion army in 1945.Dad was proud that he served in the army and served his country.
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