Gibbs, Lyle (Interview outline and video), 2010

Smith, Colton (Interviewer)

Lyle Gibbs enlisted in the Army in the late 1940s and was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division in Japan. When the Korean War broke out, his unit joined the fighting early on, was driven back to the Pusan Perimeter, where they held. He then joined the 7th Division and served with it on the drive toward the Yalu and back. He saw a good deal of combat, and spent time leading a mortar section and later serving as a platoon sergeant. After ten months, he rotated home and completed the last few months of his enlistment in the US.

2010-05-16

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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