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Carl Henery "Sonny" Gerbensky

Carl Henery Gerbensky
Photo from the Beaver-Hartland High School Annual, 1919

 

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist’s Mate, Third Class                      
Service Number 306 60 63
Birth Date November 16, 1902
From Hartland, Wisconsin
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Submarine USS S-28 (SS-133)
Loss Date July 4, 1944
Location Off Hawaii
Circumstances Foundered during training
Remarks Carl enlisted in the Army with his son Chester in 1940, and was given an honorable discharge when he reached the age limit for service. In January of 1944 he enlisted in the Navy with the hope of being near his son, who was serving in the South Pacific.

Photo, information, and remarks courtesy of Kathy, a distant cousin.

 

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