World War II Honoree

Charles Breed Gilbert , III

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norwich, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE), CAMP ROBERT SMALLS, NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 10, RECEIVING BASE NAVY #137 FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 10, NAVAL AIR STATION ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 8 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.