World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles R. Gillespie
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dunbar, West Virginia
Honored By
Susan Weigly
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS ON LST 495. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, OMAHA BEACH; THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND NORTH AFRICA. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL , EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND FRENCH NORMANDY COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.