World War II
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Service # | 3422560 |
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Rank | Fireman First Class U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Kansas |
Date of Death | December 7 1941 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
1
Honolulu Memorial |
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Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Fireman 1st Class Gerald H. Pirtle were accounted for in 2017. His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.