Born 12 September 1930. Gerald attended High School in Washington and North Dakota. He earned a BA degree in criminal justice at the University of Portland, Portland, Oregon. He entered the United States Air Force where he served in Fire and Aircraft Crash Rescue from 1948 to 1968. Gerald was married 49 years. His wife is deceased. He has two sons.
Air Assignments included:
Basic training at San Antonio
Great Falls AFB
Narsarsuaq, Greenland
Westover AFB
Tokyo Gameda AFB
Andrews AFB
Portland, Oregon AFB
Iwo Jima
Albuquerque Kirtland AFB
Area 51
Retired