Gibson, Joseph Arthur 'Joe'

1933 - 1957  (24 years)

• Name	Gibson, Joseph Arthur 'Joe'
  Birth	19 Mar 1933  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GIBS.J004
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, 7th Signal Company, 67th Division, United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	6 Apr 1957  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	Cause: Drowned while swimming in the Little Wabash River
  Burial	North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Gibson, Audrey L. and Joseph A. "Joe"
  Person ID	I8710	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Gibson, John Brewer,   b. 5 Apr 1907, Dahinda, Knox County, Illinois d. 14 Jan 1983 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Fulk, Evaline 'Eva',   b. 13 May 1913, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 2006, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1929	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 22 years and 5 months - She was 16 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F1407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Trowbridge, Audrey Lynn,   b. 16 Aug 1936, Richland County, Illinois d. 11 Jul 2018, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1953  [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 4 months - She was 16 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Gibson, D.D.   2. Gibson, R.   3. Gibson, J.
  Family ID	F4338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2551] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gibson, Audrey L. and Joseph A. "Joe", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39676264/joseph-arthur-gibson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2554] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gibson, Joseph Arthur, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gibson&GSiman=1&GScid=1962792&GRid=39676264&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1257] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Gibson, Eva, 92, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 16 January 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2552] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, VanBlaricum, Audrey Lynn, 81, (http://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=3150154#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2553] Facebook.com, Instant Message, Rebecca Schnautz to Carl W. Gray, 08 Feb 2016, (08 Feb 2016, 06:39 am) (Reliability: 2). [S1256] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gibson, Eva and John B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98300969/evalina-gibson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2553] Facebook.com, Instant Message, Rebecca Schnautz to Carl W. Gray, 08 Feb 2016, (08 Feb 2016, 06:39 am).