James
Eugene
(Gene)
Gibson
Born about in Summers, Washington Co, Arkansas
Ancestors 
Son of Harvey Samuel Gibson
and Annie Mable Gibson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1910s - unknown)]
Husband of
Mary Ellen (Carruth) Gibson
— married
15 Aug 1975 (to 2003) in Fayetteville, Washington Co., Arkansas
Husband of
Virginia Madeline (Galbraith) Gibson
— married
6 Feb 2005 (to 5 Dec 2008) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 90
in Summers, (Washington Co, Arkansas
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2017
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Biography
Graduated University of Arkansas in 1942, BA in Geology and Military Science, leading to a commission as 2nd Lt. in the U.S.Army Reserves, and onto 38th Infantry. He boarded the Anne Arundel, an attack transport ship, crossing to Belfast Ireland, then Cardiff Wales, and Omaha Beach on D-Day plus 1. He was active until August 4, 1944 when he was wounded in Normandy by a mortar shell explosion. After discharge, he worked for the State Department of Labor, Employment Security Division.
Eugene is buried in the National Cemetery, Washington Co, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sources
- Known family history
Luginbuel Funeral Home, Prairie Grove, AR website: http://www.luginbuel.com Genealogy Section (or Records Section)
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