Monrose Gibbs A.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Gibbs A. Monrose

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

Date of Death:

1944-05-08

State:

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 82

Row:

Grave:

73-73A

Decoration:

Comments:

Gibbs A. Monrose was born in 1917 in Louisiana. He served in the US Army Air Forces as a First Lieutenant and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. Gibbs died on May 8, 1944 and is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA in a common grave with his crew. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.