G. O. Day - Tribute
SECTION 3.
BRANCH OF SERVICE
U. S. Coast Guard
U. S. Navy
HOMETOWN
Camp Springs, Maryland
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
WISTERIA WAGL-254
USS WAKEFIELD
USS DIONE
CG-83368
USS SAVAGE 1943 - 1946
December 16, 1945 in Tsingtao, China.
Gerald O. Day, Willie Boderman, unknown, Morrie J. Stein.
QM1c insignia, summer whites
Full dressed and rigged ship for Navy Day. October 27, 1945 - Seward Alaska.
Ship was open to visitors, approximately 1,200.
From the World War II Registry at the National World War II Memorial.
Final resting place, Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery.
Memorial Day 2007.
Gerald O. Day, U.S. Coast Guard
Place of entry into service: Houston, Texas 29 October, 1943.
Place of separation from service: Tsingtao, China 04 January, 1946.