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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Vincent F. Gray

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Dubois, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS O'BRIEN. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, WHERE HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED. AFTER REPAIRS, THEY TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF OKINAWA, JAPAN AND WERE ATTACKED BY A KAMIKAZE. HE WAS AMONG A GROUP OF VETERANS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF OCCUPIED FRANCE IN JUNE 1944.