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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leonard Gillespie

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Honored By

Jesse R. Beck

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM MAY 1943 TO JUNE 1945. TRAINED AT CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. SPENT 24 MONTHS OVERSEAS AFTER SAILING IN JUNE 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES AT HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA, OKINAWA AND LE SHIMA.