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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward John Gillespie

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hillside, New Jersey

Honored By

Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

LEFT SCHOOL IN HIS SENIOR YEAR TO JOIN THE NAVY IN 1941. SERVED AS ELECTRICIAN' MATE FIRST CLASS ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS MISSION BAY, WHICH ESCORTED TRANSPORT SHIPS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. IN 1945 HE WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND ELECTRICAL INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL, AN INTENSIVE 8 MONTH PROGRAM, WHICH ENDED JUST AS THE WAR DID.