World War II Honoree

Brian Downing Gregory

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oakland, California

Honored By

Children

Served from 6/18/42 to 2/12/46 (44 months), in transit entire time. 1 year in Los Alamitos as a baker. 1 year in Hutchinson, Kansas, as a cook for Naval Cadets. A few months in Tiburon, California, at net depot-manufacturing, and laying submarine and torpedo nets under the Golden Gate Bridge. A few months in Long Island, New York, learning to make landings. A few months in Rosneath, Scotland, war was over, getting ready to go home. Back to the U.S., was the interpreter for between the approximately 750 German prisoners and their ship officer who spoke Spanish.