World War II Honoree

Gilbert Earl Haslam

Hometown

Piedmont, Alabama

Honored By

David P. Norton

MEDICAL DOCTOR. CIVILIAN. HE WAS PRESSED INTO MYRIAD TYPES OF GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE ON THE HOME FRONT OWING TO THE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL DOCTORS. HIS SERVICES WERE PARTICULARLY NOTE WORTHY AS HE SERVED A WIDE RURAL AREA, ALONG WITH NEARBY FORT MCCLELLAN ARMY BASE AND PERFORMED YEOMAN DUTY FOR MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING FAMILY MILITARY DEPENDANTS.