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Robert H. Gerlich
1 Mar 1925 – 1 Nov 1946
| Birth | 1 Mar 1925 |
| Death | 1 Nov 1946 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Doreen Morelli on 05 Jan 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44517100 |
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Sgt. Robert H. Gerlich Killed in Plane Crash Sgt. Robert Henry Gerlich, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Gerlich of Abbott, was killed in a plane crash five miles southeast of Cresson, Texas on Friday, Nov. 1. Major Smith, pilot of the B-25, was also killed in the crash which occurred while on a cross-country flight after a take-off from the Fort Worth Army Air Field where the two occupants of the plane were stationed. Funeral services for Sgt. Gerlich were held here at the Catholic church at 10 a.m. Monday, Rev. Chas. Smid and Rev. E.J. Polcak officiating. Interment was at the Catholic cemetery here. A military honor guard accompanied the body from the Ft. Worth Army Air Field, served as pall bearers and participated in the services at the cemetery. Sgt. Gerlich had been in the Air Corps for 39 months, having re-enlisted in June following his discharge in April, 1946. He served for sixteen months with the Air Transport Command in India during the war. Survivors besides the parents are two brothers, Henry Jr., and Benny Gerlich, both of Abbott. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 57, No. 25, Edition 1, Friday, November 8, 1946, page 1. Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083)
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