World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Orin Homer Gillett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Port Dickinson, New York
Honored By
Michael Gillett
Relationship
Nephew
HE ENLISTED IN DECEMBER OF 1939 IN THE AIR CORPS AND WAS STATIONED AT CLARK'S FIELD IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. THE JAPANESE BOMBED CLARK'S FIELD ON DECEMBER 8, 1941. HE WAS MISSING IN ACTION AND PRESUMED DEAD AT THE AGE OF 21.