WWII
Afghanistan
Hershel Eugene Gainous
Rate / Rank
PO 3
Birthdate
March 13 1926
Date of Death
October 16 2012
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
June 20 1944 - June 7 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- USS Dorthea L. Dix (AP-67) delivered troops to Hawaii, Aleutian Islands, Okinawa (invasion), Central Pacific and Philippines. Returned troops to US from Western Pacific.
Significant Duty Stations
- Camp Perry, Virginia; Fort Pierce, Florida
Decorations & Citations
- American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star: World War II Victory Medal: USN & USNR Honorable Discharge Emblems
Notes
Born; Grady County, Georgia. Burial; Rackley-Dollar Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.