Hi there. My uncle George J Gernitis served in the 82nd Airborne 505 PIR. I know he received Bronze Star and Purple Heart and think he dropped over Ste Mere Eglise, and later was a tank driver perhaps in Market Garden. He left Germany in Dec 1945 and was discharged in PA by end of that year. His personnel files were lost in the 1973 St Louis fire Any thoughts of how I can learn about his service record?.
From the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 on Ancestry: Also from Ancestry, the Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950 - 1966: Mark
I did not find him on the roster of the 505th PIR. http://www.usairborne.be/Roster/ROSTER-505PIR.pdf But, he is listed with the 513th PIR. http://www.usairborne.be/Roster/ROSTER-513PIR.pdf Unfortunately, there is not as much detail in the 513th's roster as there is in the 505th's.
