Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Gi - surnames |
Herschal L. Gillespie was born June 10, 1916 to Shadrack Wilson and Bessie Lavern Ressler Gillespie. He died Mar. 31, 1943 and is buried in Waterman Cemetery, Sutherland, IA.
Sgt. Gillespie served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division and was KIA in North Africa in the service of his country. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Calvin Coolidge Gipson was born Nov. 2, 1924 to John Albert and Henrietta Marie Howe Gipson. He died Mar. 22, 1945 and is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA. He is memorialized in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Primghar, IA.
Petty Officer Gipson served in World War II with the U.S. Naval Air Corps 119th Patrol Bomber Squadron in the Pacific zone of action where he lost his life.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Peter Gipson was born Sept. 6, 1920 to John Albert and Henrietta Marie Howe Gipson. He died Apr. 4, 1977 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.
Chief Petty Officer Gipson served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Vietnam.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated Mar 2021