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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harold F. Gibson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pleasant Lake, Indiana

Honored By

H. F. Gibson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

His VPB-124 squadron flew in 145 combat missions in Navy 4 engine patrol bombers. Missions were to seek and destroy Japanese shipping in the Pacific from their home base on Okinawa. The result was the sinking of over 32,000 tons of Japanese shipping in spite of severe losses of aircraft and 59 crewman.