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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wendell K. Gilkerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honored By

Wendell K. Gilkerson

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Activity During WWII

Attended University of Notre Dame Midshipman School as Officer of the deck, Division Officer, assistant navigator and Communication Officer. Served on the USS New Kent APA-217 as officer of the deck, division officer, navigator, 1st lieutenant and in training to be Executive Officer. Participated in Invasion of Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands, Aleutian Islands, Tarawa, Hollandia, Saipan (dive bombed and hit by Japanese plane and dead in water for 12 hours until temporarily repaired) on the USS Saranac AO-74 Invasion of Okinawa landed the 3rd battalion of famed 1st Marine division and the Occupation of Japan.