World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George R. Gilkey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Honored By
George R. Gilkey
SERVED FROM JULY 7, 1941 TO AUGUST 15, 1945; 30 MONTHS OVERSEAS. EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; ENGLAND, NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, SOUTHERN FRANCE. SERVED AS ORDNANCE SERGEANT, 12TH AIR FORCE. DISCHARGED AS MASTER SERGEANT AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA, AUGUST 15, 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR.