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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Charleston, South Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE NAVY 2 DAYS AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SERVED 4 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY, INITIALLY AS AN ENLISTED MAN AND THEN AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN AND AWARDED HIS NAVAL AVIATOR WINGS IN 1943. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT IN NOVEMBER 1945.