World War II Honoree

Gerald A. Gendron

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shirley, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church III

ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1944. BASIC TRAINING IN SAMPSON, NEW YORK. SENT TO NAVAL AIR STATION, WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY THEN TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND ON TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. BOARDED FOREIGN CARGO SHIP, HMS SLAUGHTER DYKE, BOUND FOR HAWAII. AFTER WAITING THERE FOR A CONVOY, TRANSFERRED TO GUAM. THERE, SETUP 6 WAREHOUSES FOR AND WORKED AT A RADIO/RADAR SUPPLY DEPOT. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. AS SEAMAN FIRST CLASS, HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1946.