World War II Honoree

Fred Gaunt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Johnston, Rhode Island

Honored By

Fred Gaunt

Relationship

Self

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS LEEDSTOWN AP-73, SUNK AT ALGIERS, NORTH AFRICA. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS IOWA BB-61 IN THE MARSHAL ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS, CAROLINE ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 9 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.