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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth Ward Gibson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED NAVAL SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS KALK DD-611. HIS SHIP ARRIVED IN TOKYO BAY, JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1945 AND WAS PRESENT AT THE FORMAL JAPANESE SURRENDER THE FOLLOWING DAY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.