World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas D. Gilbert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rockford, Illinois
Honored By
Dorothy, Peggy, Mary K & Dan
Relationship
Wife, Children & Grandchildren
HE SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER ON B24 AIRPLANE. HE WAS CAPTURED SEPTEMBER 15, 1943, AFTER THE PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG 17. HE REPATRIATED THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN SEPTEMBER. HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING WAR HERO IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.