World War II Honoree

Jean Rood Gephart

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chandler, Arizona

Honored By

Michane Castillo Manning

Relationship

Granddaughter

WORKED AT WILLIAMS FIELD 'NOW BASE' AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE IN 1943 TO JUNE 1944 AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. JOINED THE NAVY JUNE 6, 1944. RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING IN SAN DIEGO. TRANSFERRED AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS TO CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 54, COMBAT AIRCRAFT SERVICE, UNIT 54 AT FALLON NAVAL AIR STATION, FALLON, NEVADA WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. TRANSFERRED TO CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 6 AT ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. THEN PUT ON TEMPORARY SERVICE TO HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON WHERE CONTINUED WORKING ON F6F FIGHTERS UNTIL HE WAS SENT TO SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA FOR DISCHARGE JULY 3, 1946 AS AN AIRCRAFT MACHINIST MATE 3RD CLASS.