World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
S. Gayley Atkinson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Grateful Vietnam Veteran
HE DELIVERED ALLIED SOLDIERS TO NORMANDY. HE CARRIED THE FIRST WAVE OF FOOT SOLDIERS TO HIT UTAH BEACH FROM LANDING CRAFTS. HE WAS ALSO CAPTAIN OF AN LCT, A SHIP FOR LANDING TANKS AND PEOPLE ON BEACHHEADS, THAT WAS PART OF THE LANDING FORCES IN NORTH AFRICA AND SICILY, AND CAPTAINED AN LSM, OR MEDIUM LANDING SHIP IN THE PACIFIC.