Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portland, Indiana
Honored By
The Gibson Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ABOARD USS PORTLAND CA-33, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; USS S-48 (SS-159) AND USS CACHALOT SS-170. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.