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World War Two Victory Medal

The World War Two Victory Medal was instituted by the US Congress July 6th, 1945, Public Law, 79th Congress in memory of any member of the American Armed Forces, including members of the Philippine Armed Forces who had been on active service or in reserve between December 7th, 1941 and December 31st, 1946.
Initially, the decoration was introduced as a ribbon and was named Victory Ribbon. In 1946 however, a medel was added as the World War Two Victory Medal.
The award consists of a bronze medal, 1,37" in diameter and was designed by Mr. Thomas M. Jones. The design was approved on February 5th, 1946. The obverse of the medal depicts the goddess of peace, Nike, looking at the rising sun and holding a broken sword, representing the broken power of the Axis nations.
Beneath her right foot, the helmet of he god Ajax is depicted, representing the end of hostilies. Behind her is the rising sun, representing the coming of peace. Next to her, the text World War II is engraved.
The reverse of the medal shows the Four Freedom lines: "Freedom from Fear and Want" and "Freedom of Speeech and Religion", as declared by President Roosevelt and separated by a palm branch. Around it, the text "United States of America" and the yesr "1941-1945" are engraved.
The ribbon, 1,37" in width shows a multi colored rainbow on each side, 0,35" in width, derived from the Allied World War I Victory Medal. The inner band in red represents the spilled blood of the soldiers. The narrow white bands between the red band and the rainbow symbolize the rays of hope.
For military units, a banner was instituted which is in use by the US Navy and the US Marine Corps only.
Formally, no period of time has been fixed during which military personell must have served to become eligible for the award. As President Truman had declared that hostilities had ended on December 31st, 1946, it is possible for soldiers to have received the award without having participated in any hostility or even having entered service after May 8th, 1945.

Abbey, Philip David* October 18th, 1923
† June 9th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 17 Grave: 9

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Gabaldon, Guy Louis* March 22nd, 1926
† August 31st, 2006

Gable, William Clark* February 1st, 1901
† November 16th, 1960

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Gabreski, Francis Stanley "Gabby"* January 28th, 1919
† January 31st, 2002

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Gagnon, Rene Arthur* March 7th, 1925
† October 12th, 1979

Gahagan, Joseph Eugene* May 29th, 1925
† June 23rd, 1984

Gaido, Bruno Peter* 1916
† June 15th, 1942

Galer, Robert Edward* October 23rd, 1913
† June 27th, 2005
Plot: H1 Row: B Grave: 13

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Gallery, Philip Daly* October 17th, 1907
† November 29th, 1973
Plot: 3 Grave: 61-2

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Ganzberger, Stephen* August 25th, 1924
† May 20th, 2011
Plot: 8-RR Row: 5 Grave: 4

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Garman, Harold Alva* February 26th, 1918
† August 13th, 1992

Gary, Donald Arthur* July 23rd, 1903
† April 9th, 1977
Plot: A-I Grave: 3B

Gavin, James Maurice* March 22nd, 1907
† February 23rd, 1990
Plot: X Row: L Grave: 235

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Gehres, Leslie Edward* September 23rd, 1898
† May 15th, 1975

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Geidel, Merlin E.* June 21st, 1919
† October 4th, 2014

Geiger, Roy Stanley "Jiggs"* January 25th, 1885
† January 23rd, 1947

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Geller, Herbert Seemore* 1923
† March 19th, 1945

George, Harold Huston "Pursuit"* September 14th, 1892
† April 29th, 1942
Plot: 9 Grave: 5952

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George, Harold Lee* July 19th, 1893
† February 24th, 1986
Plot: 3 Row: A Grave: 69

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Geppert, William* March 1st, 1918
† September 17th, 2014

Gerhardt, Charles Hunter "Uncle Charlie" (General)* June 6th, 1895
† October 9th, 1976
Plot: 2 Row: RH Grave: 3861

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Gerow, Leonard Townsend* July 13th, 1888
† October 12th, 1972
Plot: 4 Grave: 5634

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Gerstung, Robert E.* August 6th, 1915
† June 17th, 1979

Gettys, Richard Oliver "Dick"* February 15th, 1920
† January 13th, 1991

Gibson, Donald Clay* May 4th, 1913
† January 7th, 1998
Plot: X Row: 0-C Grave: 1096

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Giglio, Pasquale John* July 19th, 1921

Giles, Barney McKinney* September 13th, 1892
† May 6th, 1984
Plot: B Grave: 240-D

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Giles, Grant* May 30th, 1922
† August 19th, 2001

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Gilliland, Fred Spencer* March 28th, 1918
† August 1986

Gilmore, Howard Walter* September 29th, 1902
† February 7th, 1943

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Gitlin, Sydney* August 17th, 1923

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Givens, Warren L.* November 18th, 1924
† August 7th, 1942
Plot: C Grave: 503

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Gladding, Leon David* November 1st, 1908

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Glassford, William Alexander Jr.* June 6th, 1886
† July 30th, 1958
Plot: 1 Grave: 514

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Globokar, Raymond (USN)* June 20th, 1922
† August 22nd, 1945

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Goggins, William Bernard* September 10th, 1898
† December 27th, 1985
Plot: 3 Grave: 1800

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Gonsalves, Charles Harold* January 28th, 1926
† April 15th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 61

Gonzales, David M.* June 9th, 1923
† April 25th, 1945

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González, César Luis* June 10th, 1919
† November 22nd, 1943

Goode, Alexander D.* May 10th, 1911
† February 3rd, 1943

Gordon, Nathan Green* September 4th, 1916
† September 8th, 2008

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Gould, William James* July 14th, 1924
† August 8th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 11 Grave: 15

Grabiarz, William J.* March 25th, 1925
† February 23rd, 1945
Plot: Am. Legion Grave: 13

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Gray, Ross Franklin* August 1st, 1920
† February 27th, 1945

Green, William E.† February 4th, 1944

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Green, William E.* October 28th, 1920
† November 25th, 2002

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Greenman, William Garrett* August 26th, 1888
† February 6th, 1956

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Greenwell, John "Jack"* September 25th, 1922
† January 8th, 2011

Grider, George William "Gindy"* October 1st, 1912
† March 20th, 1991
Plot: M Grave: 3468

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Griffin, Robert Glaye* February 21st, 1924
† January 8th, 2008

Griggs, Gale E.* November 6th, 1904
† November 4th, 1973

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Guarnere, William J. "Wild Bill"* April 28th, 1922
† March 8th, 2014

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Gularek, Francis M.* April 14th, 1922
† August 27th, 1999

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Gurke, Henry* November 6th, 1922
† November 9th, 1943

Gyorfi, Albert John* February 28th, 1919
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8345

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