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Gillette, Thomas Son of a Naval Captain
Thomas W. Gillette's parents were very much into the social scene in Hawaii. They often had luaus and cooked Hawaiian culinary dishes.
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Gillette, Thomas War's End and Education Experience
At the conclusion of World War 2, there were celebrations, but Thomas W.
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Gillis, Jack Aircraft Spotter
Jack A. Gillis was a member of the Army Air Defense observation teams on Hawaii. He was a PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class].
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Gillis, Jack Becoming a Soldier
Jack A. Gillis was drafted into the Army and went into the Army Air Corps.
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Gillis, Jack Early Life
Jack A. Gillis was born in February 1923 in Mound City, Missouri. He had no brothers or sisters.
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Gillis, Jack Postwar
Jack A. Gillis returned home and used the G.I. Bill to go to college.
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Gillis, Jack Reflections
Jack A. Gillis' most memorable event of the war was an errant landing of a disabled aircraft that was nearly wrecked.
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Gilman, John Becoming a Navy Pilot
John Sanford Gilman was born in Rochester, New York in November 1918. He grew up with an older brother and twin sister.
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Gilman, John Crashing into the Ocean
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was assigned to the USS Lexing
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Gilman, John Flight Training
After advanced flight training in Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Pensacola, Florida], John Sanford Gilman was sent to Glenview Naval Air Station
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Gilman, John Missions over the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was assigned to the USS Lexing
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Gilman, John Return Home and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman ended his tour in the Pacific