World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earl T. Gilbertson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
White Butte, South Dakota
Honored By
Delores Colgrove
Relationship
Niece
SERVED ON USS BIRMINGHAM FROM JANUARY 5, 1945 TO THE END OF THE WAR. WHILE ON THE BIRMINGHAM IN THE PACIFIC, FOUGHT IN SAIPAN, IWO JIMA, AND OKINAWA. ON MAY 4, 1945 JAPANESE PLANE HIT THE SHIP AND KILLED SOME OF THE CREW.