World War II Honoree

Edmond Joseph 'E.J.' Gibson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Attapulgus, Georgia

Honored By

Edmond E. Gibson

Relationship

Son

UPON GRADUATION MAY, 1936 FROM CLEMSON COLLEGE, HE WAS COMMISSIONED A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY OFFICER'S RESERVE CORPS. ENTERED THE ARMY IN FEBRUARY, 1942. WAS A MEMBER OF THE 327TH GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. SERVED IN COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION. RECEIVED TRAINING AT FORT MC CLELLAN, ALABAMA, CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA, FT. BENNING, GEORGIA, FT. BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. IN FALL OF 1942 RECEIVED TRAINING WITH THE CG-4A GLIDER AT LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARMY AIR BASE. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIS UNIT LANDED ON UTAH BEACH AT NORMANDY WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION ON D-DAY (JUNE 6, 1944) AND MOVE ON TO CARENTAN. THE 327TH PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF HOLLAND SEPTEMBER, 1944 AT ARNHEM. THEY MOVED ON TO THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE IN DECEMBER, 1944 AT BASTOGNE 'BATTLE OF THE BULGE'. HE REVERTED TO INACTIVE STATUS IN NOVEMBER 1945. HE ATTAINED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN DURING HIS SERVICE.