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Leon Otis Gerwig

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Leon Otis Gerwig

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16 Apr 1945 (aged 20)
Okinawa, Japan
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Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Leon was an F1C in the US Navy assigned to the Bowers DE 637. The Bowers was hit by a Kamikazi off the coast of Okinawa on April 16th 1945 Killing, the numbers vary, from 39 to 61 men. He was the brother of James W. John F. and Roy T. Gerwig. Cunninghams gives an internment date of 03/07/51 possibly when his remains were returned.
Leon was an F1C in the US Navy assigned to the Bowers DE 637. The Bowers was hit by a Kamikazi off the coast of Okinawa on April 16th 1945 Killing, the numbers vary, from 39 to 61 men. He was the brother of James W. John F. and Roy T. Gerwig. Cunninghams gives an internment date of 03/07/51 possibly when his remains were returned.

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  • Created by: Ron Miller
  • Added: May 23, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90628261/leon_otis-gerwig: accessed ), memorial page for Leon Otis Gerwig (5 Oct 1924–16 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90628261, citing Cunningham Memorial Park, Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Ron Miller (contributor 47779203).