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Obit - CWO Gordon B. Bremer, WWII OSS

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Posted 7/29/2010 2:47 PM

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Gordon B. Bremer

GORDON B. BREMER AUG 16, 1922 - NOV 10, 2009 Gordon B. Bremer died Nov. 10. Mr. Bremer, beloved father of Gregory Bremer of Modesto, CA, and brother of Judith Miller of Baltimore, MD, was born Aug. 16, 1922 in Pontiac, IL. He entered the US Air Force in 1940 and served for 26 years, retiring with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer. His wife Mary predeceased him in 2004. Mr. Bremer attended Pontiac, IL schools. He also attended the University of Illinois, University of Maryland, Morningside College in Iowa. Mr. Bremer was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pontiac, the American Legion, the Air Force Association and a number of other organizations. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by one son, three brothers and one sister. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and by the many now-young-adults'' in Modesto who knew him as ''Grandpa Gordon'' because he was always there to help them, teach them, and entertain them with his ever active wit. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 14th at 2:00 p.m. at Stratford At Beyer Place, 3529 Forest Glenn Drive, Modesto CA. Remembrances may be made to Community Hospice, 4368 Spyres Way, Modesto CA 95356.

www.modbee.com/obituaries

Published in the Modesto Bee on November 13, 2009

Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/modestobee/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=135873614

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What this obituary doesn't tell you is that Gordon was one of the first OSS Weathermen trained in WWII to operate in Yugoslavia. He worked first at the OSS HQ in Bari Italy, then later on the island of Vis, in support of Marshal Tito's reassigned HQ.

Thanks to him, we have a ton of pictures taken during the training of the original OSS Weathermen at the British Parachute School in Ramat David, Palestine.

I corresponded and shared phone calls with Gordon quite a bit during the 1997 project to compile all SOWT photos and AAR items from WWII onwards. He was always full of good info and a real joy to speak with.

I also met him in person on two occasions. On the first occasion, he brought out his medals and memorabilia and ended up giving me a set of his original British wings and a drinks chit from the OSS NCO Club in Bari. Frank Hall was with me on the second occasion, when we had breakfast with Gordon while we were in town on business. I have a photo from that last visit - Here's a link to it:

Rest in Peace, Gordon - You will definitely be missed!

SOWT Operator - 1987-1992, 1995-96, 1999-2001, 2003-2005 - Now serving in the ARMY - Hooah!!!

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