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Samuel Gibson

First Name: 
Samuel
Middle Name: 
McNinch
Last Name: 
Gibson
Date of Birth: 
12/31/1907

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 1700s. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: 35

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer,9-17-43

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Graduate of Baird Preparatory School, Charlotte
Biographical Notes: 
Chicago Sign Co. Attended McGee Presbyterian Church Sunday school
Family Details: 

Mr. Charles Gibson (deceased) - Mrs. Rosa V. Grass Gibson - 645 Bradford Dr./ 4122 Eddleman Rd. Charlotte, NC 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 Staff Sgt. Charles Gibson Beatty was killed on 7-22-1944 over Yugoslavia - nephew

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Chief Petty Officer
Military Unit: 
Fire Controlman USS Quincey
KIA Date: 
NA
MIA Date: 
8/9/1942
KIA / MIA Place: 
Savox Island, Solomon Islands
Military Details: 
South American patrol 1940, Convoy Liverpool to Egypt, Solomon Islands, Iceland and Greenland 1941
Awards: 
Presidential citation, Purple Heart - 4/9/1944
Source: 

Newsprint, death index and family information

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