World War II Honoree

Joe Robert Gill

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wayne County, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

WITH PRIOR SERVICE, ENLISTED AS A FIREMAN SECOND CLASS ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1942 AT THE NAVY RECRUITING STATION, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER TRAINING TO NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. REASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 3RD SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION AND THEN THE ADVANCE BASE RECEIVING BARRACKS, ADVANCE BASE DEPOT, PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS ON JUNE 26, 1945 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL REDISTRIBUTION CENTER, NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.