Name:
Charles Anthony Gibb
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-1173963
Unit:
56th Field Artillery Battalion, 8th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-09
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
H
Row:
5
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Charles Anthony Gibb was born on August 1, 1917, in Newburgh, Orange County, New York. He was the son of Charles F. Gibb and Catherine Gibb.
Charles Anthony served in the 56th Field Artillery Battalion, 8th Infantry Division, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the Piper L-4 #43-29658 during World War II.
On August 9, 1944, during a mission to drop plasma pouches to ground troops, his plane crashed near Pleurtuit, France. The airplane was probably shot down by flak and possibly collided with Piper L-4 #43-30014. 1Lt Gibbs is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net