Gary Shadduck, Sr., a Navy SEAL who was based in Coronado until he retired in 1979, was brought to his final resting place yesterday by family, friends, and the Patriot Guard Riders. Shadduck Sr. served six tours in Vietnam and received multiple award citations including four Bronze Stars and one Silver Star.
“He was very loving father, very dedicated to serving his country,” said his daughter Jeannene Smith of La Mesa. “He was highly decorated, very quiet about his successes, very humble, but was very much a war hero.”
Part of Shadduck Sr.’s military career are detailed in the books SEAL! and SOG Team History and Insignia of a Clandestine Army.
He is survived by his daughter, Jeannene Smith of La Mesa, CA; his three sons, Gary Shadduck Jr. of Imperial Beach, CA, Jeffrey Shadduck of Virginia Beach, VA, and Jamie J. Shadduck of Lacey, WA; two sisters, Beverly (Crawford) and Dudley Broussarad of Sulphur, LA, and Lynda and James Munger of Jefferson, OH; and five grandchildren.
Read the entire story and watch a video describing his Silver Star Citation courtesy of the Imperial Beach Patch.
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