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Gerald Wilton "Bud" Westlake

Staff Sergeant Air Force Korean War

Air Force
Air Force
Branch of Service
Air Force
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Philippines
Conflict / Era
Korean War
Years of Service
1950 – 1953
Date of Death
10/03/2020
Hometown
UNKNOWN, OH
Burial Location
Taylor Twp: Broadway
Monument Paver
Yes — Section E
Overseas Service
Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Philippines transported injured troops from Korea to the Philippines from September 1952 until February 1953
Township (entering service)
UNKNOWN
Township (current / at death)
Paris
Church
Calvary Baptist
School
Broadway High School
Record Authenticated
No

Biography

Overseas service: Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Philippines transported injured troops from Korea to the Philippines from September 1952 until February 1953. Church: Calvary Baptist. School: Broadway High School. boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas; service #15433565; enlisted on 12/06/1950 from Columbus, Ohio; 4 months and 14 days of foreign service; honorable discharge on 02/26/1953 from Hamilton Air Force Base, California

Source: DD-214 , Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 7, p. 368 | obit Marysville JT/Underwood Funeral Home