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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George Gale Chestnut

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

French Lick, Indiana

Honored By

Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted on 18 June 1943. Served on the USS John Land AP-167, a La Salle Class troop transport and USS LCI(G)80, a Landing Craft Infantry (guns) in the Asiatic-Pacific theater of Operations. June 1944 captured and occupation of Saipan; July 1944 Captured and occupation of Tinian; September 1944 Western Caroline Island operation; October 1944 Leyte Operation; January 1945 Luzon Operation; March 1945 Iwo Jima Operation. Rating of Seaman First Class.