World War II Honoree

David Reuben Gipe

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Yuma, Arizona

Honored By

Garrett Radke

Relationship

Grandson

SERVED: JULY 26, 1945 TO DECEMBER 7, 1946. JULY 26: LEAVES HOME IN YUMA, ARIZONA. JULY 27: ENLISTS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. JULY 28-AUGUST 3: FORT MACARTHUR, CALIFORNIA. AUGUST 6-NOVEMBER 8: CAMP HOOD, TEXAS. NOVEMBER 10-DECEMBER 22: FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA, FINANCE SCHOOL. DECEMBER 22-JANUARY 13: HOME ON FURLOUGH. JANUARY 14-JANUARY 21: FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. JANUARY 24: FINDS OUT HE IS GOING TO GERMANY. JANUARY 31: DEPARTS BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ON THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON. FEBRUARY 8: AFTER 8 DAYS 5 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES ON BOAT ARRIVES IN LEHAVRE HARBOR. FEBRUARY 11: ENTERS GERMANY ABOUT MIDNIGHT. FEBRUARY 13-20: MARBURG, GERMANY. FEBRUARY 22: ARRIVES AT HEADQUARTERS, 3RD U.S. ARMY IN MUNICH, GERMANY. FEBRUARY 27-APRIL 11: WORKS AS CASHIER AT 3RD ARMY HEADQUARTERS, BAD TOLZ. MARCH 20- MARCH 25: WORKS IN ADMINISTRATION AS A TYPIST. MARCH 27-APRIL 10: GETS TRANSFERRED BACK INTO CASHIERS IN HEIDELBURG, GERMANY. APRIL 15-MAY 6: SCHOOL IN MUNICH. MAY 7-JUNE 10: WORKS AS CASHIER IN MUNICH. MAY 20: PROMOTED TO PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. JUNE 11-NOVEMBER 6: WORKS AS CASHIER IN SONHOFEN, GERMANY. AUGUST 1-11: FURLOUGH IN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. OCTOBER 3-10: FURLOUGH IN PARIS, FRANCE. NOVEMBER 25: ARRIVES BACK IN NEW YORK.