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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth James Gibby

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bryson City, North Carolina

Honored By

Shelly Lutzweiler

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FOUGHT ALL BUT THE LAST 16 DAYS OF WWII. HE WAS AT PEARL HARBOR WHEN IT WAS BOMBED, POSITIONED ON A BRIDGE OVERLOOKING THE HARBOR. HE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY SEE THE FACES OF SOME JAPANESE PILOTS AS THEY BOMBED THE AREA. FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC, INCLUDING BATTLES IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUADALCANAL AND THE PHILIPPINES.