World War II Honoree

Chester L. Gipson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Carthage, Missouri

Honored By

Don Gipson

Relationship

Son

ENTERED SERVICE AT FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. TRAINED AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON MARCH 3, 1944 AND ENTERED NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JUNE 11, 1944. SERVED WITH THE HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, VII CORPS ARTILLERY AS INTELLIGENCE SERGEANT. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF ACTIVE COMBAT OPERATIONS FROM JUNE 16, 1944 TO MARCH 20, 1945 IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. ALSO AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SERVED IN BATTLES IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE, ARDENNES AND THE RHINELAND.