Soldier Details

Division:

Army
, 
3rd Army - 4th Division

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Theater of Operation:

European

Military Honors:

3 Purple hearts

Honored By:

The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Gale Black attended Wichita East High and after graduation he landed in the Army during World War II. He traveled across France in a E F Tank encountering many battles with Patton's 3rd Army. After the war, Black became a teller at Wichita Federal Savings and Loan working up to President of the company. Courtesy of KSN news.