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Home Town Jenningston
Date of Passing Feb 29, 1984
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SERGEANT GERALD BODKIN WAS BORN ON 7 MAY 1918 IN JENNINGSTON, WEST VIRGINIA. PRIOR TO THE WAR HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A FULLER AT THE PARSONS WOOLEN MILL. DURING HIS SERVICE HE ATTNEDED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC SCHOOL AT AMARILLO, TEXAS; B-17 MECHANIC SCHOOL AT BURBANK, CALIFORNIA; AND AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. HE ALSO SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS, 328TH AAF BASE UNIT AT GULFPORT AIRFIELD, IN MISSISSIPPI. SGT BODKIN WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 4 DECEMBER 1945 AT ANDREWS FIELD, WASHINGTON D.C. GERALD BODKIN PASSED AWAY IN FEBRUARY 1984 IN PARSONS, WEST VIRGINIA.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.