Werner F. Gebhard

Great Lakes Naval Station, IL; Rhode Island; aboard USS Fred T. Berry; Newport, RI
  • Military specialty: Unknown
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b. 24 Sep 1929; d. 16 Jun 2019.  Werner Frederick Gebhard, son of Robert and Amanda Gebhard of Westbrook, MN graduated from Storden High School in Storden, MN. He later attended Dunwoody Institute.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Oct 1948 and was sent to Great Lakes Naval Station, IL, for recruit training.  In 1951, he  served aboard the USS Fred T. Berry.  Werner served four years before being discharged in about late 1952.

Werner married Marlene Judith Spaude on 06 Jun 1953; they had two sons and two daughters.  They lived most of their lives in the Twin Cities; in 1976, they lived in Bloomington, MN.  Werner was an Auto Parts Man his entire life.

Werner Gebhard died on Father’s Day 2019 and is buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, MN.

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