World War II Honoree

Edmond H. Garrepy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Charlton, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church III

ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY FROM CHARLTON, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1943. WENT TO BASIC TRAINING IN SAMPSON, NEW YORK, THEN TO NORMAN, OKLAHOMA FOR AVIATION ORDNANCE TRAINING. FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS IN HILO, HAWAII LOADING GUNS AND BOMBS ONTO F6F HELLCAT AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAINING THE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS ONBOARD THESE FIGHTERS. SECOND ASSIGNMENT AT BARBER'S POINT, OAHU, HAWAII DOING SIMILAR WORK ON F6F FIGHTERS AND PB4Y2 BOMBERS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. COMPLETED HIS TOUR IN THE NAVY WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN SEPTEMBER 1946 AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCE TECHNICIAN THIRD CLASS, PETTY OFFICER.