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North High School Wall of Honor
Leo Elmer Gambrel
Class of Jaune, 1932

Research done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS

Leo Elmer Gambrel

Leo graduated from North High School in June, 1932. His service number was 9730743. Leo's next of kin was listed as Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Gambrel, 4028 4th Street, Des Moines, IA

Leo Elmer Gambrel

Year		Rank		Status

June, 1932		Graduated		Graduated from North High School, Des Moines, IA.
date	x	Occupation?	x	Where and when?
November 28, 1935	x	Family	x	Married Marguerite Ann Wintercorn
1939	x	Residence	x	Lived at 900 7th Street in Des Moines, IA. Daughter born: Carol Ann Gambrel
1940	x	Residence	x	Lived at 1711 10th Street during 1940 census.
May 5, 1944	x	US Navy	x	Enlisted in Des Moines, IA
date	x	Training	x	details
September 29, 1944	x	Family	x	Daughter born: Linda Eiliene Gambrel
November 15, 1944	x	November, 1945	x	Served aboard the USS Renville, APA-227
November 15, 1944	x	US Navy	x	Aboard the USS Renville, APA-227; Rating: S2c SV6. Muster Roll
December 31, 1944	x	US Navy	x	Aboard the USS Renville, APA-227; Rating S2c V6. Muster Roll
February 13, 1945	x	US Navy	x	Aboard the USS Renville, APA-227. Rating S2c. Muster Roll
July 1, 1945	x	US Navy	x	Aboard the USS Renville, APA-227. Rating S1c SV6. Muster Roll
November 10, 1945	x	US Navy	x	Aboard the USS Renville, APA-117. Rating S1c
December 18, 1945		US Navy	x	Discharged.
March 7, 1949	x	Residence	x	3107 Oxford Street (in Highland Park)
date	x	Employment	x	Where and when?
date	x	Employment	x	Where and when?
bef Jan. 2, 1977	x	Address	x	Retired and living in Des Moines, IA at 3941 Cambridge Street
January 2, 1977	x	Deceased	x	Des Moines, IA
aft 01/02/77	x	Burial	x	Highland Memory Gardens; Masonic; Lot 35 Grave 3

USS Renville (APA-227)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) Third Row - Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Service Medal (1-Quemoy/Matsu, 1-Taiwan Straits, 1-Cuba, 1-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (3) Fourth Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
USS Renville (APA-227) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Renville was named after counties in Minnesota and North Dakota. She was laid down 19 August 1944 as MCV hull 673 by Kaiser Shipbuilding of Vancouver, Washington, launched 25 October 1944, and commissioned 15 November 1944, Capt. William W. Ball in command. World War II Following shakedown out of San Diego, Renville sailed in January 1945 for Guadalcanal, where in March she embarked 1,620 combat-ready troops for the invasion of Okinawa. Invasion of Okinawa Renville's assault boats transported the troops to the beach at Okinawa 1 April. Departing on the 5th, she steamed via Saipan and Pearl Harbor to San Francisco. During the remainder of the war, she transported troops and supplies between various Pacific Islands and the United States. After hostilities In September, she carried 1,436 Allied prisoners of war from Japan to Manila.


Philippines	Okinawa Deployment

Highland Memory Gardens, Des Moines, IA

Leo Elmer Gambrel Seaman First Class United States Navy

Navy Occupation Service Medal

References

(1) Information was obtained from the Records on Military Personnel Who Died, were Missing in Action, or Prisoners of War as a result of the Vietnam War. This document can be found online at the National Archives and Records Administration at http://www.archives.gov/.

(2) The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018 graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines High School website. The names of North High School graduates can be found online at: http://www.ndmhs.com/. Leo Elmer Gambrel's 1932 class page is: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1932.html.

Music: "Anchors Aweigh"