World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Hilary Gilbert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Virginia
Honored By
Mike Walsh
SHOT DOWN IN AUGUST 1944 AND CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE, HE WAS PLACED ON THE JAPANESE NAVY CRUISER KINU, AT PALAU, TO GO TO MANILA FOR INTERROGATION. HE WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN.