World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry J. Gaitley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS MONSSEN IN THE PACIFIC. IN OCTOBER 1944 THE SHIP PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEFEAT OF THE JAPANESE FLEET.