1. | Brown, Gilbert Cecil 'Gib' was born on 11 Jan 1926 (son of Brown, Herbert Garmen and Strange, Lucy Glen); died on 23 May 1968; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: BROW.G011
- _FGRAVE: 34630903
- Military Service: World War II, Carpenter's Mate Third Class (CM3), USS Collingsworth APA-146 (Haskell Class Attack Transport), United States Navy
Notes:
Military Service:
Entered active service as an Able Seaman on July 7, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained at U.S. Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho. Served aboard the USS Collingsworth APA-146 (Haskell Class Attack Transport) in The Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Champaign Medal, The WWII Victory Medal, and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Carpenter's Mate 3rd Class on March 6, 1946 at Great Lakes, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1916216
Family/Spouse: Lagle, Betty M.. Betty was born on 27 Apr 1929 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 3 Nov 2016 in Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|