World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Gilligan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Honored By
Jim Riesenberg
Relationship
Friend
ENLISTED ON JUNE 12, 1944. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, HEADED FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ZEILIN APA-3 AND THE USS JASON APA-1. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.