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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Augustine Gonzales

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Calexico, California

Honored By

His Children

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD USS FULLER (APA-7) AS A GUNNER ON THE FLYING BRIDGE ON A DOUBLE 20MM MACHINE GUN. SURVIVED MANY ATTACKS BY SUICIDE JAPANESE PLANES. TRANSPORTED MARINES TO LAND ON THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN, TINIAN, IWO JIMA, LEYTE, LUZON, MINDANAO, AND OKINAWA. RECEIVED PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.