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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Claude Sanford Gibbs, III

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

San Angelo, Texas

Honored By

Joe Fields

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 1942. TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, OKLAHOMA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED AS A SERGEANT ON THE ELLICE AND MARSHALL ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH TWO STARS, AND THE PURPLE HEART. WOUNDED IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS IN 1944. DISCHARGED IN 1945.