World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gabriel James Olenick
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Gabriel J. Olenick
Relationship
self
NAVY GUNNER ON A MERCHANT SHIP. WAS IN NORMANDY AND OKINAWA. RECEIVED CITATIONS FOR ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATRES. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL, AND THE ASIATIC THEATRE RIBBON. SERVED ON 4 DIFFERENT MERCHANT SHIPS.