Albert Arndt Gebhardt

Monango, ND

1935, 2770, Huron and Presho, SCS-4,

Albert Arndt Gebhardt was born December 1,1915 at home in Rural Monango, North Dakota and died October 6, 1990, Fargo North Dakota. Albert received his early education in Hamburg Township rural school. He also attended the State Normal and Industrial College in Ellendale. In 1935 he joined the CCC and served on the construction of a number of river dam projects. He also worked for the ASC surveying land, and for the NYA building lockers, painting buildings, and planting trees at Arrowwood Game Refuge at Kensal, North Dakota.

In 1942, Albert was drafted into the Army, Company F of the 129th Infantry. He served on the Pacific front during the war, attained the rank of staff sergeant and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was discharged in 1945 and came home to farm and serve as an auxiliary mail carrier until 1948 when he became a full-time carrier.

He married Mildred Ulmer in October of 1948 and they made their home in Monango.

Albert was always active in civic and community affairs. In 1965 he was elected to the Monango Village Board of Trustees and in 1968 he became Mayor, a position he held until the time of his death. He was also active in the church and served his congregation as an Elder and a Trustee.

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