Leslie B. Gilbert
Graduating
Class of 1933
Served in
World War II
Captain
Leslie B. Gilbert
Army
Hometown
Cherokee, IA
Date of Birth
Location of Death
South China Sea
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig, Philippines
More About Captain Gilbert
Captain Gilbert was a prisoner aboard a Japanese ship that sank in the South China Sea. He was a reserve officer who joined the army engineering corps in January, 1941. Captain Gilbert was a prisoner since the fall of Corregidor.
Cpt. Gilbert is memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines.