World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jess W. Gartin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bethpage, New York
Honored By
Gina Gartin
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED 1940. SERVED ON THE USS BORIE DD-215, USS WYOMING AG-17 BATTLESHIP BB, USS ROE DD-418, MYLES C. FOX DD-829, THE GREENWOOD DE-629, NAVAL SHIPYARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, YTB-367, YARD TUGBOAT. FIREFIGHTERS SCHOOL, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, FLEET ACTS, SASEBO, JAPAN, FIRE CHIEF. NAVY SCHOOL MINE WARFARE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. MINE DIVISION 113, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. USS PORTAGE PCE-902, U.S. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. CHIEF MASTER AT ARMS. RETIRED 1959, CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE. AWARDED WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 5 STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.