Gerald Hastings Gentry

Notes:

Gerald was referred to in a list of the surviving children of John Price Gentry as "Gerald H. [Gentry] of Oklahoma City".

Ken Harvey writes that he joined the cavalry, and noted, "Take a fool's advice and never join the cavalry"

Lynell Cordell found the following:

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Gerald H Gentry
Birth Year: 1908
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
State: Oklahoma
County or City: Oklahoma
Enlistment Date: 21 Nov 1945
Enlistment State: Oklahoma
Enlistment City: Oklahoma City
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Staff Sergeant
Grade Code: Staff Sergeant
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Cook
Marital Status: Married
Height: 98
Weight: 244

Gerald was living in Oklahoma City, OK at the time of his father's death in 1946.

SSDI
GERALD GENTRY 03 May 1908 Dec 1984 73109 (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK) (none specified) 441-28-3181 Oklahoma

Sunnylane Cemetery, Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Section 10 Block 2 Row 1-8
10 2 4 85 GENTRY, Gerald H. May 3 1908 - Nov 21 1984 M Sgt US Air Force WWII

(Research):Census Information:

1930 Census

1930 census Laramie Co. WY ED 11-15 Pg. 218B
Military Reservation in Dist. 3
Fort Francis E. Warren
Randall Avenue
Gentry, Gerald H., private, MW, 27, S, OK TX TX, Soldier, U
S Army

Gerald married Elma Lee Davis on 8 Mar 1939 in Stephens County, Oklahoma. Elma was born on 21 Apr 1922 in Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma; died on 14 Mar 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]