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Submitted: 7/30/14 • Approved: 7/30/14 • Last Updated: 8/2/14 • R1027389-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
World War II
July 2,1912-December 4,1975
Husband of Lillian Elizabeth Gray Gibbs
Doyle Samuel Gibbs was born to Samuel Gibbs and Josephine Viancia Reeves. He was the 6th child and 2nd boy of 8 children. The family moved to Cotton Plant in Woodruff County, AR when he was a young boy. Doyle dropped out of school in the 7th grade. He was a math whiz!..He married Elizabeth Gray in 1938 in Wynne, AR. They had 5 daughters, Donna, Dianne, Anita Sue (Susie), Christy, and Gena. He served in WWII on Tinian as an orderly in the Hospital. He saw the Inola Gay, while it was hidden there before take-off to Hiroshima. A supply plane took him and several other guys from the base and flew them over Hiroshimo to view the devastation. He worked in construction for a while after his return to the states. He later worked with Gross Laundry and Cleaners and then Moody's Cleaners as a pickup/delivery man. He did this for about 30 years. He loved baseball and football. Doyle died in his sleep after a long bout with what the doctors diagnosed as scholeraderma.
Contributed on 7/30/14 by bill060
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