World War II Honoree

Louis Modesto Gelmini

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kensington, 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 NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ABOARD USS LITCHFIELD DD-336, SUBMARINE BASE PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, COMMANDER SUBMARINES PACIFIC ADMINISTRATION, USS ORION AS-18 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.