World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Glenn Elbert Gibson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elizabeth, West Virginia
Honored By
Steven Gibson
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD USS BENEVOLENCE. HE WAS ON ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO ENTER TOKYO AS THE BENEVOLENCE WAS OFFSHORE AWAITING THE INVASION OF JAPAN AND HER CAPTAIN ORDERED HER IN AHEAD OF THE MINE SWEEPERS TO GET TO THE AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.