World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jerrold 'Tom' Gibbs
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ames, Iowa
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PLOESTI RAID AND WAS CREDITED WITH 300 FLYING HOURS IN HIS B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER. RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.