World War II Honoree

George Phillip Gemellos, I

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lodi, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1944. HE TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO AND CORONADO IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS FORCES AS A COXSWAIN ON THE LANDING CRAFT VEHICLE PERSONNEL DURING WWII. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN AND THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, LANDING TROOPS ON THE BEACHES OF SAIPAN AND IWO JIMA.