World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernon L. Gentry
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sterling, Colorado
Honored By
Ms. Eileen Gentry
Relationship
Wife
Served in the Seabees on Okinawa and Tinian where they built the runways for planes that bombed Japan. Service in the 112th Construction Battalion, U.S. Navy Tactical Air Direction Center, Wilmington, Virginia. Awarded the American Theater Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Medal.