World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence C. Gatewood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clay County, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AT AGE 41 AS A DRAFTEE ON NOVEMBER 18, 1942 AT PEORIA, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY TRAINING CENTER, CAMP DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED AS AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP FOREMAN. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN FAIR PHYSICAL CONDITION AS A TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE ON OCTOBER 15, 1944 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.