World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Thomas Gaylord
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sharon, Tennessee
Honored By
Scott Gaylord, Keith Gaylord & Mike Gaylord
Relationship
Sons
STAFF SERGEANT IN THE 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION (BLACK PANTHERS). SERVED PRIMARILY IN FRANCE AND WAS ABOARD THE CHESHIRE ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1944 WHEN THE LEOPOLDVILLE WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN TORPEDO WHILE CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.