World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Gula
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Gula
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. MADE 4 AMPHIBIOUS INVASIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES INCLUDING LEYTE, MINDORO, LUZON AND OKINAWA. JOINED JUNE 17, 1941 AND WAS DISCHARGED JUNE 17, 1947. SERVED ON THE USS MAUNA LOA AND THE USS LST 916. IN 1946 TOOK PART IN THE ATOMIC BOMB TEST IN BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS ABOARD THE USS O'BRIEN. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.