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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Robert Gilchrist

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lynchburg, Virginia

Honored By

Ruth Gilchrist

Relationship

Spouse

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 1942 TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE DECEMBER 9, 1945. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; USS SWASEY. AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA; USS LSM 287. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL.