Details for Samuel McNinch Gibson| Rank: | Unit: | Branch of Service: | Enlistment Date: | | Chief Petty Officer |
Fire Controlman
USS Quincey
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Navy
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Source: The Charlotte Observer ,9-17-43
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| Date of Birth: | Place of Birth: | MIA (Missing in Action) Date - Place: | Age at death: | | 12/31/1907 | Unavailable | 8/9/1942 - Savox Island, Solomon Islands | 34 |
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| Family Information Prior to 1947 |
| Parent Name and Address: | Mr. Charles Gibson (deceased)
| Mrs. Rosa V. Grass Gibson
645 Bradford Dr./ 4122 Eddleman Rd.
Charlotte, NC | |
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| Sibling Name and Address: | D. C. Gibson
Charlotte, NC | E. E. Gibson
Fayetteville, NC | E. M. Gibson
Charlotte, NC | Iola Gibson
Charlotte, NC | Irma Gibson
Hartford, CT | Mrs. D. M. Nankivell
Charlotte, NC | Mrs. Julia Coughlin
Washington, DC | Mrs. M. E. Beatty
Albemarle, NC | |
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| Family Member Name and Address: | Staff Sgt. Charles Gibson Beatty was killed on 7-22-1944 over Yugoslavia (nephew)
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| Education: | | Graduate of Baird Preparatory School, Charlotte |
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| Military Posts/Deployments: | | Convoy Liverpool to Egypt | | Iceland and Greenland 1941 | | Solomon Islands | | South American patrol 1940 |
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| Employers: | | Chicago Sign Co. |
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| Other Affiliations: | | Attended McGee Presbyterian Church Sunday school. |
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| Promotions & Awards: | Presidential citation
| Purple Heart
Awarded on: 4/9/1944 |
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| | Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: | Aboard USS Quincey when it was sunk. The first torpedo hit near the Plot Room where Sam was stationed.
File includes family history back to early 1700's.
Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI. |
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