WWII

Gazett Howard McCord, Jr.

Rate / Rank
STM 1

Birthdate
November 19 1925

Date of Death
October 12 1995

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
April 16 1944 - February 7 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific

Significant Duty Stations

USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Survivor of USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733). Sunk by Japanese forces near Okinawa, April 12, 1945. Son of Private Gazett Howard McCord, Sr. US Army. Burial; Crestview Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.