Certificate of Satisfactory Service for Wilbert Gauding

Archive

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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Front of the satisfactory service certificate.

Front of the satisfactory service certificate.

Name/Title

Certificate of Satisfactory Service for Wilbert Gauding

Scope and Content

This card certifies that Wilbert Gauding served in the United States Navy during World War II. The card shows Gauding's period of active duty, his service number, his rank, and it bears his signature.

Context

Both a plank owner and serving on board the USS Laffey (DD-724) throughout the war, Machinist’s Mate 2/c, Wilbert C. Gauding was aboard the destroyer at D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.

Collection

Wilbert Gauding Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.19

Source or Donor

Cheryl Gauding Cettomai

Acquisition Method

Donation

Update Date

August 2, 2024