World War II Service Information:
HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON AUGUST 20, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF MEDIUM ARTILLERY GUN CREWMAN.
HE DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IN FEBRUARY, 1943 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 428TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. BY WAR'S END BASED AT BURAUEN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON FEBRUARY 22, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert
Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON AUGUST 20, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF MEDIUM ARTILLERY GUN CREWMAN.
HE DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IN FEBRUARY, 1943 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 428TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. BY WAR'S END BASED AT BURAUEN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON FEBRUARY 22, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert
Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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World War II Service Information:
HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON AUGUST 20, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF MEDIUM ARTILLERY GUN CREWMAN.
HE DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IN FEBRUARY, 1943 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 428TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. BY WAR'S END BASED AT BURAUEN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON FEBRUARY 22, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert
Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON AUGUST 20, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF MEDIUM ARTILLERY GUN CREWMAN.
HE DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IN FEBRUARY, 1943 BOUND FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 428TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. BY WAR'S END BASED AT BURAUEN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON FEBRUARY 22, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert
Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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