World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Jay Gager
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Yantic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Gager Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL HOSPITAL ST. ALBANS LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; NAVY YARD NEW YORK, NEW YORK; USS APPALACHIAN AGC-1 AND SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.