World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon Theodore Gula
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
The Gula Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; NAVAL TRAINING STATION ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ABOARD USS R-2 (SS-79) AND USS CAVALLA SS-244. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 1 STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.