Gertrude Kotnik (nee Hyvonen)

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Navy

Unit Info: Naval Reserve

Gertrude Kotnik (nee Hyvonen) enlisted in the Naval Reserve on June 24, 1944. Home at entry: Biwabik, Minnesota.

She served as a Seaman First Class in the continental U.S.

Mrs. Kotnik was honorably discharged on October 21, 1945, at Great Lakes, Illinois.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 156.