World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William N. Gibler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rockford, Illinois
Honored By
Green Valley Camera Club WWII Veterans Project
HE SERVED IN THE 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE 112TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN BATTLES INCLUDING HURTGEN FOREST, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND THE BATTLE OF THE COLMAR POCKET. HE WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE PURPLE HEART, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH THREE BATTLE STARS, THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, THE BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE LUXEMBOURG CROIX DE GUERRE.