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AVIATION ORDINANCEMAN SECOND CLASS LOUIS WILLIAM GAHRAN JR. was born in January 16, 1925 to Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Gahran. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 following his graduation Boston College High School in Boston MA. Louis Gahran qualified for naval flight duty and served as a gunner on an Avenger torpedo bomber. He was lost on his birthday, January 16, 1925 on a mission to bomb Japanese shipping in the harbor at Hong Kong. Louis Gahran was brought home after the war. He was buried at Keokuk IA on January 7, 1950. Louis William Gahran Jr. was survived by his parents, of 908 Park Avenue, Collingswood NJ. |
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Camden
Courier-Post
January 13, 1950 Click on Image to Enlarge |