World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Frederick Gibson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Texas
Honored By
Robert E. Gibson
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED IN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S CCC (CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS) AND THEN MOVED ON TO THE NATIONAL GUARD AS A PRIVATE. HE JOINED THE REGULAR ARMY BUT LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE AIR FORCE AND TRAINED AS A PILOT. HE BECAME A B-29 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.