World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lewis Gibby
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cornelia, Georgia
Honored By
F. L. Gibby
Relationship
Brother
NOSE GUNNER ON A PBM. TOOK PART IN 87 MISSIONS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, SINKING ENEMY SHIPPING AND RESCUING DOWNED AIRMEN FROM THE SEA. IT WAS HIS DUTY TO GO OUT IN A LIFE RAFT TO RESCUE THE AIRMEN. IN RECOGNITION OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE, HE RECEIVED TWO AIR MEDALS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.