World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert E. Gildea
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hollidaysburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert E. Gildea
DATES OF SERVICE: 1940 TO 1962. 1940 - HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. 1941 - PHILADELPHIA NAVAL HOSPITAL; DENTAL TECHNICIAN SCHOOL. 1942 - DUTY NAVAL BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. 1943 - U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, TRINIDAD, BRITISH WEST INDIES. 1944 - USS LANCE AM-257, SOUTH ATLANTIC. 1945 - USS SCHMITT APD-76, PACIFIC THEATER, PRE-INVASION OF BORNEO. AFTER 22 YEARS OF SERVICE, RETIRED AS A CHIEF DENTAL TECHNICIAN.