World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John N. Gikas
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Pampa, Texas
Honored By
John Gikas
Relationship
Self
Served from 1942 to 1946. Participated in the Invasions of Sicily, Normandy, Guadalcanal, Manila and the Leyte Invasions; ending in the Northwest Pacific Theater in 1945 with Hiroshima, Nagasaki.