World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas W. Gilgore
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Macon, Georgia
Honored By
VFW 1837, Texas
COMPANY D, 121ST INFANTRY, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE FOUGHT IN THE HÜERTGEN FOREST, GERMANY AND INTO JUGGERNAUT DRIVES TO THE RHINE AND RUHR. HIS PHOTO SERVED TO FURTHER VICTORY BOND DRIVES BACK HOME AND DUBBED 'MAN OF THE YEAR'.