Jesse Gibbs Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Jesse Gibbs

State of Birth:

KY

Home State:

TN

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

302nd Fighter Control Squadron; Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 7th Fighter Command

Location of Service:

Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Keesler Field, Mississippi; Bradley Field, Connecticut; Kipapa Field, Stanley Field, Wheeler Field and Hickam Field, Oahu; Iwo Jima; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [3 items] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Tony Mavredes

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/5973

Subjects:

Gibbs, Jesse
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Jesse Gibbs Collection
(AFC/2001/001/5973), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress