World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Aubrey Sylvester Gaskins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Portsmouth, Virginia
Honored By
James Yost Gaskins
Relationship
Cousin
HE ENTERED THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942 AS AN AVIATION CADET GRADUATING AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS COURTLAND AIR BASE, ALABAMA, AS A FLYING INSTRUCTOR. HE FLEW P-51 MUSTANG IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE THEN ENTERED THE B-29 PROGRAM AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER, IN 1946.