World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ricardo J. Gonzales
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Woodland, California
Honored By
VFW Post 6949
TOOK PART IN THE RYUKYUS CAMPAIGN, THE CAPTURE OF SMALL ISLANDS NEAR OKINAWA. SERVED IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.