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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald Rudolf Ford

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JOINED THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE IN APRIL 1942, RECEIVING A COMMISSION AS ENSIGN. IN SPRING 1943, HE BEGAN SERVICE ON THE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS MONTEREY WHICH TOOK PART IN MOST OF THE MAJOR OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INCLUDING TRUK, SAIPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES. HE WAS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WHEN DISCHARGED IN FEBRUARY 1946.