World War II Honoree

John C. Gilmour

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kearny, New Jersey

Honored By

771st Tank Destroyer Battalion

SERVED WITH THE 9TH ARMY, RAIL SPLITTER DIVISION AND THE 771ST TANK DESTROYER BATTALION, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY IN S-4, GAVE TRAINING TO OTHER TANK DESTROYER BATTALION UNITS IN AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION. HE WAS A DRIVER HAULING GAS AND AMMO TO THE FIRING COMPANIES. CAPTURED AND HELD PRISONER 4 DAYS, MANAGED TO ESCAPE TO HIS UNIT. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 CAMPAIGN BRONZE STARS AND A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS TRAINING SIGNED BY COLONEL SMITH.