World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John R. Gilliland
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Celina, Ohio
Honored By
Mrs. Wanda R. Gilliand
Relationship
Wife
Served from July 1943 - March 1946. Took Marines in a Higgins boat to land on Guam. Was shelled and had a multi-fractured leg. Later, leg was broken while "standing watch" in rough waters of North China Sea.