World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gabriel Gilbert Friedlander
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Leonard Friedlander
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN A SPECIAL CIVILIAN FORCE DESIGNED TO SALVAGE THE ENTIRE PACIFIC FLEET AT PEARL HARBOR AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE FROM THE ADMIRAL THANKING HIM FOR HIS EFFORTS IN HELPING TO WIN THE WAR. AFTER HIS SERVICE AT PEARL HARBOR, HE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY.