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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald Otis Wakefield

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lowville, New York

Honored By

CDR Stanley I. Wakefield

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE FROM 1940 TO 1946. SERVED TOUR OF DUTY AT CORRY STATION, PENSACOLA; 1941-1942 FOLLOWED BY TOUR OF DUTY ON FORD ISLAND AT PEARL HARBOR FROM 1942 TO 1946. PRIMARY DUTY AT FORD ISLAND WAS REPAIRING COMBAT-DAMAGED AIRCRAFT FROM PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION.