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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Byron Gibbs

Hometown

Sweetwater, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 20 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 607 'COUNTY OF DURHAM' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS HAWKER HURRICANE MK IIB (HM112) WAS ATTACKED BY JAPANESE FIGHTERS WHILE ESCORTING BLENHEIM BOMBERS ON MARCH 15, 1943. BURIED AT TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, TAUKKYAN, MYANMAR (BURMA).