World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon Nelson 'L.N.' Gilbert, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE ARMY AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT AND TRAINED AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. SERVED IN THE FIELD ARTILLERY IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, AND ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER 5 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.