World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ian L. Gemmell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Lawrence L. Schuermann
Relationship
Friend of Family
JOINED THE NAVY IN MAY 1943. CHECKED ABOARD THE USS AUDRAIN APA-59 IN LATE OCTOBER 1944. TRANSPORTED TROOPS AND SUPPLIES TO LEYTE, LUZON, OKINAWA, AND PERFORMED OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES IN JAPAN. AWARDS INCLUDE: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATIONAL MEDAL WITH JAPAN BAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, AND PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION RIBBON. HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN DECEMBER 1946.