World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gilbert Ophine Abeyta
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chamisal, New Mexico
Honored By
Antonio Quintana
HE WAS WITH THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHEN IMPERIAL JAPANESE INVADED. HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN BILIBID CAMP AND LIBERATED FROM CABANATUAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP.