Laurence R Gilbert

World War II · US Army · Second Lieutenant

t. Laurence R Gilbert was the Co-Pilot in Lt. Leonard F Smisson's B-24 Flight Crew in the War in the Pacific

Timeline

Birth- May 26, 1921

Holly Oak, Delaware

1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 23 years

Served For

United States of America

Conflict Period

World War II

Branch

Army Air Forces

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Regiment

7th Air Force, 30th Bomb Group, 392nd Bomb Squadron

Military Fact

Officer Serial Number: O-812572

Unit

392nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 30th Bombardment Group (H), 7th Army Air Force

Award- May 1, 1944-Age: 23 years

Purple Heart

Kwajalein

Death- Nov 7, 2016-Age: 96 years

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Burial

Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America

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