World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Lemuel M. Gilbert, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
CORPORAL, B-24 LIBERATOR, 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF RICHARD HOFFMAN CREW. KILLED MARCH 3, 1945. PLANE WAS LOST OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA AND HE DROWNED. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 14146. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.