World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Everett Gilbert
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Stonington, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (ELECTRICAL), NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; RECEIVING STATION, TERMINAL ISLAND, CALIFORNIA; AND ABOARD USS ROBERTS DE-749. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.