Bio: Ackeret, Gerald A. – Dorchester State Bank Exec. Vice President (Apr 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Ackeret, Sorenson

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 20 Mar 1975

Gerald A. Ackeret, Greenwood, will assume the position of Executive Vice President of the Dorchester State Bank on April 1, 1975. He will replace M. S. Sorenson, who will retire on that date.

Ackeret was born and raised in the rural Medford area and attended the Medford Schools. He is a graduate of Medford High School.

He served in the U.S. Army and was involved in the army’s occupation of Japan. He was a member of the Medford Unit of the National Guard, serving as an officer for a number of years.

He worked at the State Bank of Medford from 1956 to 1966. He left there as assistant cashier to become cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Greenwood, serving there in that capacity until this year.