World War II Honoree

Conrad Gulden

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Trenton, New Jersey

Honored By

Marsha, Wayne & Marcus

Relationship

Wife, Stepson & Grandson

HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, PARIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND RADAR SCHOOLING AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA NAVAL AIR STATION WITH AERIAL GUNNERY TRAINING AT HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. LATER ASSIGNED TO THE VMSB 332 AND THE VMTB 333 SQUADRONS, NAVAL AIR STATION EWA, OAHU, HAWAII WHERE HE SERVED AS A GUNNER ON THE SB2C DIVE-BOMBER AND THE TBM TORPEDO BOMBER. WHEN THE WAR ENDED AND ALL HOSTILITIES HAD CEASED WITH THE JAPANESE ARMED FORCES, HE WAS IN TRAINING STATUS AND WAS EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS BRETON. ENTERED THE SERVICE APRIL 26, 1943 AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED APRIL 29, 1946 AT THE MARINE CORPS NAVAL AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.