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Medal of Honor Hero Gerry Kisters in WWII Tunisian Sicily
Sgt Gerry Kisters Bloomington Indiana cavalryman earned the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in Tunisia and Sicily. He led recon jeeps, captured machine gun nests, was wounded seven times, and received a field commission as a second lieutenant after returning to the United States.
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Quisville
Gerry
Kisters
Bloomington
Ind
Charles Kelly
Altavilla
Sgt. York
Bizerte
Sicily
Orsell C. Price Jr
Jamestown
N. Y
Price
States
Nichols General Hospital
Louisville
Indiana
War Department
Washington
George C. Marshall
Roosevelt
Kelly