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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald E. Chamberlain

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Loves Park, Illinois

Honored By

Carol Chamberlain Clark

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENTERED THE SERVICE JUNE 18, 1942. DEPARTED FOR THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ON DECEMBER 14, 1942. SERVED AS A CHIEF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE ON LCI-66 IN GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS AND MANY OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS. IN 1944 HE THEN SERVED ON THE LSM 102. WAS IN OKINAWA WHEN THE WAR ENDED, BUT HIS SHIP CONTINUED TO BE BOMBED FOR A WEEK AFTER THE END OF THE WAR.