Eugene Gereaux
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Navy |
Rank | Petty Officer First Class |
Wall | G |
Wall Side | 3 |
Row | 2 |
Plaque Number | 13 |
MEDALS-RIBBONS: American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Served on the seaplane tender USS Albemarle. It carried three atomic weapons to Kwajalein for Operation Crossroads where he witnessed an underwater nuclear test at Bikini Atoll.