World War II Honoree

Owen D. Gaskell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Spokane, Washington

Honored By

Ms. Elma Scott

Relationship

Sister

HIS PATROL WAS CUT OFF BY THE JAPANESE AND RUNNING LOW ON AMMUNITION. HE CRAWLED ALONE TO A SPOT AND OBTAINED A BOX OF GRENADES. AS HE STARTED HIS RETURN, HE WAS SITED AND SHOT; HE FUSED A GRENADE READY TO THROW AT THE ENEMY AND WAS SHOT AGAIN. REALIZING THAT HIS ENTIRE PATROL WOULD BE BLOWN UP BY THE READIED GRENADE, HE THREW HIS BODY ON TOP, GIVING HIS LIFE BUT SAVING HIS MEN'S LIVES.