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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald Pierce Nallen

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

American Legion Post #62, Peoria, Arizona

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AFTER BOOT CAMP AT CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY AND ASSIGNMENT TO THE COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS MERRILL (DE-392) A DESTROYER ESCORT SHIP. ESCORTED TROOPS AND SUPPLY SHIPS TO MEDITERRANEAN SEA PORTS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, HE WAS RE-ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER WOODRUSH (WLB-407) FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AND ICE BREAKING DUTIES IN ALASKA. SERVED HONORABLY UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE ON MARCH 16, 1946.