World War II Honoree

Owen H. Gassaway, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

West Palm Beach, Florida

Honored By

Owen H. Gassaway III

Relationship

Son

SERVED WITH 565TH HEAVY MAINTENANCE TANK COMPANY ORDNANCE. SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945. TRAINED IN FLORA, MISSISSIPPI. WORKED BASE SHOPS AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. BATTLE TRAINED AND TAUGHT AMPHIBIOUS TROOPS METHOD OF PREPARING EQUIPMENT FOR BEACH LANDINGS, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA. OPERATED A 4TH ECHELON BASE, MAINTAINING AND INSPECTING EQUIPMENT FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. SETUP 4TH ECHELON SHOPS, CHAUMONT, FRANCE. JOINED WITH 3RD ARMY IN LUXEMBOURG. ADVANCE ACROSS GERMANY INTO EASTERN SECTION OF PFARRKIRCHEN, AUSTRIA. AFTER V-E DAY, PREPARED TO GO TO JAPAN VIA OKINAWA, DIVERTED TO THE U.S. EN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.