Presentation Date: March 24, 2011
Lieutenant Lou Gibbs US Navy
Flight training begin at age 18 at San Jose State with the CPT program.
Enlisted in the Navy at 19 and was selected for the Navy enlisted pilot program.
After training he was:
* Assigned to North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego for multi-engine training
* Rated: NA,CPO
* Assigned to VB-102 in 1943 for squadron 2nd tour of duty in Pacific
* Attach to FAW Ford Island, Hawaii
* Attended Naval School at Northwester Univ., Chicago
* Assign to VFX-200 Patuxant River NAS short time before being release from active duty
* Remained in Naval Reserve for additional two years Flight training begin at age 18 at San Jose State with the CPT program.
Enlisted in the Navy at 19 and was selected for the Navy enlisted pilot program.
After training he was:
* Assigned to North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego for multi-engine training
* Rated: NA,CPO
* Assigned to VB-102 in 1943 for squadron 2nd tour of duty in Pacific
* Attach to FAW Ford Island, Hawaii
* Attended Naval School at Northwester Univ., Chicago
* Assign to VFX-200 Patuxant River NAS short time before being release from active duty
* Remained in Naval Reserve for additional two years