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Gilbert "Gil"
Smieja Rank
MR2 Dates of Service
June 1952 - June 1956 |
Branch of Service
Navy War(s) / Conflicts
Korean War |
Machinery Repairman Petty Officer 2nd Class - Gil Smieja was born October 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, WI, and enlisted in the US Navy on June 17, 1952 upon graduation from Don Bosco Catholic High School. He completed Recruit Basic Training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois, and graduated in February 1953 from Machinery Repairmen Class 8-53 at the US Naval Training Center in San Diego, California. Among his assignments, he served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), deploying to the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Machinery Repairman Petty Officer Second Class (MR2) on June 4, 1956.