World War II Honoree

Augustine Gonzales

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Calexico, California

Honored By

Children

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS UPON THE APA USS FULLER. HE WAS A GUNNER ON THE FLYING BRIDGE ON A DOUBLE 20MM MACHINE GUN AND SURVIVED MANY ATTACKS BY SUICIDE JAPANESE PLANES. TRANSPORTED MARINES TO LAND ON THE ISLANDS SAIPAN, TINIAN, IWO JIMA, LEYTE, LUZON, MINDORO, OKINAWA WHICH EARNED HIM THE FOLLOWING: PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.