World War II Honoree

Wallace Silviean Gagnon

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norwich, 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 CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL AIR STATION WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, LANDING CRAFT SCHOOL(PACIFIC) SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL ADVANCE BASE PERSONNEL DEPOT SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL LANDING FORCE EQUIPMENT DEPOT ALBANY, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL BASE TESTAMENT LEGOM RIVER, NEW BRITAIN, MILITARY GOVERNMENT UNIT OKINAWA, NAVAL BASE BUCKNER BAY NAVY #3256 OKINAWA JIMA, RYUKYUS RETTO, JAPAN AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.