Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harold Joseph Paulus

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON JULY 10, 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND TRAINED IN ARMED GUARD GUNNERY AT THE ARMED GUARD CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. SERVED AS A GUNNER WITH THE NAVY GUN CREWS ABOARD THE FOLLOWING TRANSPORT SHIPS: SS HELENA MODJESKA, SS MISSION SAN JUAN, SS EDWIN M. MOORE, SS FLOYD GIBBONS AND SS JAMES S. COOPER. EARNED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON (RETROACTIVE AWARD), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A GUNNER’S MATER THIRD CLASS ON JUNE 11, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.