World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Gilbert 'Joe' Gamino
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE AS A B-25 'MITCHELL' BOMBER NAVIGATOR. SURVIVED THE CRASH OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND ALTHOUGH HIS BACK WAS BROKEN AND HE WAS SEVERELY BURNED, CRAWLED BACK INTO THE BURNING AIRCRAFT TO RESCUE A FELLOW CREWMAN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.