WWII

Gaston Hugh Wamble

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
February 6 1923

Branch
USMC

Active Duty Service
March 1942 - November 13 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Area, August 12, 1944 - October 29, 1945
Participated in action against the enemy at Iwo Jima, February 19 - March 16, 1945.

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Macon, Georgia.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 15, 1942 - August 19, 1942
Cuba, August 19, 1942 - September 9, 1942
Occupation of Japan, September 23, 1945 - October 12, 1945
Discharged; Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California.

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Sharpshooter (rifle May 1, 1942)

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School 1941. Brother of Storekeeper Third Class Burton Max Wamble US Navy and Motor Machinist Mate Third Class Weldon Townsend Wamble US Navy.