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Gies, Richard

  • Conflict(s): World War II; Cold War
  • Military Branch & Unit: Navy
  • Theater(s): Pacific
  • Navy Ship: USS Macon
  • Navy Fleet: 6th Fleet
  • College/Year: RC '44
  • Field(s) of Study: English Language And Literature/Letters, History, Mathematics And Statistics, Military Science, Leadership And Operational Art
  • Occupations: Business and Financial Operations, Educational Instruction and Library, Military Specific
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Gies, Richard (April 15, 1999)

Description:

CAPT Gies served as an officer onboard a destroyer in the Pacific during WWII and was recalled to serve in the Mediterranean during the Korean War.