Douglas B. gertsen
Photo from 1948 Herald Panorama Book.
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Douglas Beck Gertsen was born Feb. 20, 1920, to Jens Mikkelsen and Dagmar Beck Gertsen. He died May 3, 1943, and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Sgt. Gertsen served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps, 18th Anti-Submarine Squadron and died when his parachute failed to open when he bailed out of his plane. 
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