World War II Honoree

Thomas M. Gilroy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Austin, Pennsylvania

Honored By

James T. Gilroy

Relationship

Son

ENTERED NAVAL AVIATION IN 1944 AT FLOYD BENNETT FIELD. HE WAS ONE OF 50 MEDICAL STUDENTS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WHO LEFT SCHOOL (CLASS OF 60) TO ENTER SERVICE. HIS FLIGHT TRAINING WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND COLGATE UNIVERSITY. SOLOED IN AN AT-10 IN JANUARY 1945 AND DID FURTHER TRAINING AT PENSACOLA. WITH THE END OF WWII, HE WAS SEPARATED FROM SERVICE SEPTEMBER 1945.