Military Veterans
Clyde H. Gibson
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Biography
A veteran of World War II (1943 to 1946), Clyde H. Gibson was born in Florence, KS 14 April 1959. He attended Lincoln Elementary School, El Dorado High School, and El Dorado Junior College. He was employed by Montgomery Wards in the early years of his career, before becoming an agent for State Farm Insurance Company. He married Clodine Krutsinger in 1936. His untimely death happened by drowning at Lake Bluestem in 1962. A bench on the Liberty side of the Butler County Freedom Memorial was donated by the Gibson's only son, Gary, and Clodine, Clyde's wife. The inscription reads: In Memory of Clyde M. Gibson A Friend To All Who Knew Him April 14, 1932 - November 1, 1962 Gary and Holly Gibson Clodine Gibson Britting
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Corporal
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World War II—1943 - 1946
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Medic