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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George I. Gilson, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Maj.Gary M. Portnoy, USAFR, ret.

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Service from 6-23-1942 to 1-13-1946; Assigned U.S. Naval Operating Base Palermo, Sicily; Signalman aboard the USS PC-625 Sub Chaser in the Atlantic; Assigned USS Florence Nightingale AP-70 Stanton Class Transport ship; Assigned USS Sylvania AKA-44 Artemis-class attack cargo ship Pacific theater of Operations; Awarded the Pacific theater ribbon, Good Conduct ribbon, American theater ribbon, WWII Victory ribbon, European theater (3 Stars).