World War II Honoree

Kermitt Alcus Gunter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ellisville, Mississippi

Honored By

Janice Faye Gunter Ward

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED ABOARD THE USS SARATOGA CCD-11 FROM NOVEMBER 8, 1944 TO DECEMBER 16, 1944, THE USS ENTERPRISE CCD-7 DECEMBER 16, 1944 TO DECEMBER 26, 1944 AND FINALLY ABOARD THE CV-6 FROM DECEMBER 26, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 8, 1946. OCCUPATION AND DEFENSE OF LUZON, ATTACKS ON NANSEI SHOTO, FORMOSA, HONG KONG AND FRENCH-INDO CHINA FROM JANUARY 5 TO 23, 1945. TOKYO RAID (AREA) FEBRUARY 16 AND 17, 1945. OCCUPATION AND DEFENSE OF IWO JIMA, ATTACKS ON BONINS FROM FEBRUARY 19, 1945 TO MARCH 9, 1945. ATTACKS ON KYUSHU AND JAPANESE EMPIRE FROM MARCH 18-19 AND MAY 13-14, 1945. OCCUPATION AND DEFENSE OF OKINAWA FROM APRIL 8-13 AND MAY 7-12, 1945. RIBBONS & AWARDS RECEIVED: THE AMERICAN AREA AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA RIBBONS, 'COMMENDED BY THE CAPTAIN FOR A SPLENDID AND BRAVE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY UNDER PROLONGED AIR ATTACK ON 20 MARCH 1945 IN JAPANESE WATERS WHILE ATTACHED TO THE USS ENTERPRISE.', HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON, HONORABLE DISCHARGE BUTTON, HONORABLE DISCHARGE EMBLEMS, NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION RIBBON.