Gunnery Sergeant Harold S. Prew, Jr.

Pawtucket – Gunnery Sergeant Harold S. Prew, Jr., USMC (Ret.) 76, passed away unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Linda D. (Nardelli) Prew. Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Harold S., Sr. and Eva (Paulhus) Prew. Harold was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served his country for twenty years, beginning in 1962 in the United States Army. He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1964 and served until his retirement as a Gunnery Sergeant, in 1982. During his time in the military, Harold earned a Silver Star and two Purple Heart Medals for gallantry and injuries sustained during combat in Vietnam; he also received a US Navy Commendation with Combat V and two US Navy Achievement medals with Combat V’s among other citations, ribbons and awards. Harold was member of the Rhode Island Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and was the founder of the Purple Heart RI License Plates. He was and a longtime volunteer...