World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Gill
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shelton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Gill Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 838TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON AS A BOMBSIGHT MECHANIC IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.