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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles A. Gilmore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE ARMY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, AS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, UNTIL 1945. IN BASIC TRAINING, HE VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME TO TEACH READING TO SOLDIERS. HE RE-ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN 1951, AND WAS WOUNDED IN THE KOREAN WAR. DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, HE AGAIN ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND SERVED FOR 1 YEAR AT CAMP DRUM, NEW YORK. DISCHARGED IN 1968 AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.