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Gilbert M. Laird

Sergeant Air Force Korean War

Air Force
Air Force
Branch of Service
Air Force
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
97th Installation Sq., 97th Air Base Group
Conflict / Era
Korean War
Years of Service
10/29/1947 – 03/21/1951
Date of Birth
02/19/1929
Date of Death
07/28/2019
Hometown
Taylor, OH
Awards & Decorations
Sharpshooters Badge with Carbine Bar, Marksman Badge Pistol Bar
Burial Location
Claibourne Twp: Richwood
Monument Paver
Yes — Section D
Overseas Service
None (Texas should count) Engineman Operator School Ft. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Biggs AFB El Paso, Texas, with one year extension for Korean War.; see "Heroes from the Heartland - Korea" page 23
Township (entering service)
Taylor
Township (current / at death)
Claibourne
School
Taylor Rural High School
Record Authenticated
No

Biography

Overseas service: None (Texas should count) Engineman Operator School Ft. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Biggs AFB El Paso, Texas, with one year extension for Korean War.; see "Heroes from the Heartland - Korea" page 23. School: Taylor Rural High School.

Source: Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 7, p. 381 and Vol. 15, 472