World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred H. Eelman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Honored By
Fed H. Eelman
Relationship
Self
Served aboard escort carrier Gambier Bay CVE-73 as a catapult crewman. Participated in Marshall, Mariana Islands and Philippine Island Campaigns. Survived sinking of our carrier by Japanese warships on October 25, 1944 off Samar while supporting invasion of Leyte.