DOB/DOD: November 2, 1923 (Brooklyn, NY) – October 24, 2002 (Skaneateles, NY); 78 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married Doris Jorgensen Gibb (1932-2007).
CHILDREN: One son, David Francis Gibb III (1958-).
LOCAL ADDRESS: 36 High Street, Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: December 8, 1943, in New Haven, CT
SERVICE NUMBER: 6430223
SHIP ASSIGNED TO: USS Wayne (APA-54) and USS Macon (CA-132)
FAMILY: Born to David Francis Gibb Sr. (1893-1968 ) and Mabel Townsend Middlebrook (1900-1997). One half sister, Nancy Gibb Essington (1936-).
From The Norwalk Hour January 8, 1945
COXSWAIN D.F. GIBB GETS PURPLE HEART
At a special ceremony held aboard ship in the Pacific recently, Coxswain David F. Gibb Jr., son of Mrs. Howard B. Smith of 36 High Street was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action against the Japanese during the attack on Peleliu Island, Palau Islands, last September. Gibb was wounded while serving as a member of a naval beach party which landed early in the attack on Peleliu, with the assault troops of the First Marine Division. He is also credited with participating in three other major campaigns: the landings on Roi and Namur Islands in the Kwajalein Atoll; on Guam Island in the Marianas; and on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Coxswain Gibb has been in the service for about two years.
From the Post-Standard October 27, 2002
David Francis Gibb, 78, of Giles Road, Skaneateles, died Thursday. Born in New York City, he lived 35 years in Skaneateles. He attended the former Middlesex University in Massachusetts. He was an administrative manager for New York Telephone Co. He was a member of Union Masonic Lodge in Elmira. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and received a Purple Heart Medal. Survivors are his wife, the former Doris Jorgensen; a son, David F. of Chittenango; a sister, Nancy Essington of Fort Myers, Florida; and two grandchildren. Services will be private. No calling hours. Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, Skaneateles, has arrangements. Contributions can be made to Skaneateles Ambulance Volunteer Emergency Service, Fennell Street, Skaneateles 13152.
Unknown burial information. Arrangements were handled by Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, Skaneateles, NY.
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