Our Veterans' Stories

Below are some photos of WW2 Seabee Henry Gebhardt Jr., who was killed on Saipan during WW2. His father was the long time Hicksville firefighter Henry Gebhardt. E. Marie Street is renamed in his Honor. A WW2 Seabee friend "Tom Cooper" (now deceased) was good Friends with Henry and was there when he was killed and took the photos below. These are the last pictures taken of Henry "Hank" before he was killed. Hank is written on his helmet in the photo.