Tuesday, May 14, 2013

#46 Joe Gomer sculpture, Iowa Falls, Iowa

"Joe Gomer-Tuskegee Airman", life size bronze

Installed in April 2013 in Iowa Falls, IA at Ellsworth Community College, the sculpture honors ww2 veteran Joseph Gomer. Born in Iowa Falls in 1920 and graduating from Ellsworth Community College in 1940, Gomer later enlisted in the Army and was sent to Italy to join the 332nd Fighter group during the war. The sculpture is life size and cast in bronze through Art Castings of Colorado.