Last Primary MOS
359-Construction Machine Operator
Last MOS Group
Ordnance
Service Years
1943 - 1945
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
West Virginia
Year of Birth 1906
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Gillis, John Lawrence, T/4.
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Contact Info
Home Town Hambleton
Date of Passing May 11, 1966
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
T/4 JOHN L. GILLIS WAS A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 5 JULY 1943. T/4 GILLIS ATTENDED ENGINEER SCHOOL AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA BEFORE SERVING IN THE PACIFIC WITH COMPANY A, 806TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION FROM 3 MAY 1944 TO 7 OCTOBER 1945. ON 15 NOVEMBER 1945 T/4 GILLIS WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. JOHN GILLIS PASSED AWAY ON 11 MAY 1966 AND WAS LAID TO REST AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.