World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gilbert Raya Alvarez
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Micaela Alvarez
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED THE MARINE CORPS APRIL 5, 1944. HE WAS STATIONED AT THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION EWA LOCATED 17 MILES WEST OF PEARL HARBOR ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, HAWAII. HE WAS AN AIRCRAFT PAINTER. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS CORPORAL AND SEPARATED JUNE 19, 1946.