World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Lloyd Gometz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Honored By
Anne Gometz
Relationship
Daughter
TECHNICAL SERGEANT, HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 211TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION, COAST ARTILLERY, ARMY OF U.S.; THIS WAS NATIONAL GUARD UNIT, FORMERLY 208TH CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD. RECEIVED PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN LEYTE INVASION. WAS ALSO IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW GUINEA.