Wayne Leon Gerard, 82, of Lebanon died Aug. 19, 2008.
He was born March 21, 1926 in Quapaw, Okla. to John Greyson and Dona Inez (Harmon) Gerard.
Mr. Gerard entered the Navy on March 27, 1943 and was discharged Jan. 21, 1946. He received the European-African, ME, Area Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, American Area Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
He came to Oregon from Oklahoma in 1928 and settled…