World War II Honoree

William B. Gibson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kingstree, South Carolina

SERVED FROM 1942 UNTIL DECEMBER 4, 1945. SERVED AS COMMANDER OF BATTERY 'A', 67TH COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT FROM 1942 TO JANUARY 24, 1944 AND THEN AS COMMANDER OF BATTERY 'C', 67TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION (MOBILE). LATER SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE 67TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION (MOBILE). SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM.