World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gilbert J. Ducrest, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Abbeville, Louisiana
Honored By
G. Holcomb
Enlisted and served as Radioman First Class from 1941 to 1947 on five merchant ships and on Okinawa. Awarded the WWII Victory medal, good Conduct medal, American Defense medal, Asiatic-pacific Campaign medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal.