Henry Foote Gibbs (1907 - 1954)

Born 16 Oct 1907 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Oct 1954 at age 46 in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States

Biography

Henry was born in 1907. He was the son of Malcom Gibbs and Maude Foote. He passed away in 1954.

Colonel Gibbs graduated from John's Hopkins University in Baltimore with a degree in Engineering. He was a communications officer, served in WWII at the Pentagon and was later sent to Japan after the war. When he left the Army he worked as an engineer for Washington [D.C.] Gas Company. He died in a house fire.

Sources

• Records of his niece, Gwen Wood (WikiTree ID: Wood-14436)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/694505/henry-foote-gibbs : accessed 03 January 2022), memorial page for Henry Foote Gibbs (16 Oct 1907–12 Oct 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #694505, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by David McInturff (contributor 47179039) .

* "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24LC-6YD : 2 March 2021), Henry Gibbs, 1939; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Quentin Smith for creating Gibbs-1528 on 3 Dec 13.