World War II Honoree

Harold J. Gilder

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Delta, Colorado

Honored By

Ralph R. Gilder

Relationship

Brother

HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FARRAGUT, IDAHO. SERVED AS A FIREMAN ABOARD SHIP IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BATTLE AND CAMPAIGNS: NEW CALEDONIA, NEW HEBRIDES, THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, RUSSELL AND GILBERT ISLANDS, ADMIRALTIES, FLORIDAS, MARINAS, NETHERLANDS, EAST INDIES, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. AFTER ALL HOSTILITIES HAD SEIZED WITH THE JAPANESE ARMED FORCES, HE SERVED WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN KOREA, CHINA AND JAPAN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.