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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Morrison Gavitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Westerly, Rhode Island

Honored By

The Gavitt Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK AND ABOARD USS TEXAS BB-35. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.