Gibson, William, CW4

Aviation

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USA Retired

Current/Last Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 4

Current/Last Service Branch
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)

Current/Last Primary MOS
152G-AH-1 Attack Pilot

Current/Last MOS Group
Aviation

Primary Unit
1967-1968, 100E, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry (Airmobile)

Previously Held MOS
100E-Attack Helicopter Pilot
062B-Helicopter Pilot Utility and Light Cargo Single Rotor
152B-OH-58A/C Scout Pilot

Service Years
1966 - 1992

Ribbon Bar

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

United Services Automobile Association (USAA)

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)

Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS)

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)


	1967, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page
	1994, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
	2004, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) - Assoc. Page
	2004, Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS) - Assoc. Page
	2010, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
	2016, National Rifle Association (NRA)
	2018, 1st Cavalry Division Association, Florida Chapter (Life Member) (Orlando, Florida)

Additional Information

What are you doing now:

Retired, Enjoying Life, Love crusing in suite class!!

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1966, 3rd Battalion, 1st Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Polk, LA), D/1

Unit Assignments


	1967-1968, 100E, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry (Airmobile)
	1968-1970, 100E, HQ Troops, Hunter Army Airfield, GA
	1971-1973, 062B, Colorado NG Medical Command (MEDCOM)
	1976-1979, 100E, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
	1979-1979, A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry
	1979-1983, 152G, 7th Battalion, Aviation Training Brigade (Cadre) Hanchey Field
	1983-1985, 152B, 11th Aviation Battalion
	1985-1986, 152G, Special Troops Battalion, V Corps
	1986-1988, 152G, 1st Aviation Brigade
	1988-1992, 152G, Special Troops Battalion, V Corps

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Battle of Khe Sanh
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)/Battle of Quang Tri City
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)/Battle of Hue
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)/Operation Pegasus / Lam Son 207
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)

Remembrance Profiles - 1 Soldier Remembered

Spitler, William, 1LT, (1963-1965)

Reflections on CW4 Gibson's US Army Service

Reflections On My Service
PLEASE DESCRIBE WHO OR WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO JOIN THE ARMY. I was about to be drafted and thought by enlisting I could better my chances of controlling my fate.
WHETHER YOU WERE IN THE SERVICE FOR SEVERAL YEARS OR AS A CAREER, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH YOU TOOK. WHERE DID YOU GO TO BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE YOU ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS YOUR REASON FOR LEAVING? See service timeline.
IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE WHICH MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOU AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY? See Combat Operations History.
OF ALL YOUR DUTY STATIONS OR ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE FONDEST MEMORIES OF AND WHY? WHICH WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE? C/1/9 1st Cav - Vietnam. Cobra Hall - Savannah, GA 11th ACR - Fulda, Germany V Corps Headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany
FROM YOUR ENTIRE MILITARY SERVICE, DESCRIBE ANY MEMORIES YOU STILL REFLECT BACK ON TO THIS DAY. The entire 26 years of service.
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF FROM YOUR MILITARY CAREER? Distinguished Flying Cross. Flying a gunship in support of an armored battalion engaged in heavy contact (Vietnam, 1967).
OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES YOU RECEIVED, OR OTHER MEMORABILIA, WHICH ONE IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO YOU AND WHY? Legion of Merit presented by V Corps Commander (LTG Maddox). Master Army Aviator Badge.
WHICH INDIVIDUAL(S) FROM YOUR TIME IN THE MILITARY STAND OUT AS HAVING THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU AND WHY? LTC Nicolette Wheeler. Deputy G-1, V Corps. She selected me to be the Aviation/Warrant Officer assignments officer for V Corps after serving for 18 years as an Attack Helicopter Instructor Pilot / Aviation Safety Officer. 1966-1967 - WORAC (Warrant Officer Flight Training) Horace G. Giddens Jr. (KIA) Kendall L. MeMaranville (DAT) 1967-1968 - Vietnam James D. Holden (in touch) Ricky L. Johnson (in touch)
WHAT PROFESSION DID YOU FOLLOW AFTER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY SERVING, WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY? Marketing and business management until fully retiring in 2006. Currently playing golf three days a week.
WHAT MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS ARE YOU A MEMBER OF, IF ANY? WHAT SPECIFIC BENEFITS DO YOU DERIVE FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIPS? See military associations block in profile.
IN WHAT WAYS HAS SERVING IN THE MILITARY INFLUENCED THE WAY YOU HAVE APPROACHED YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER? WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT YOUR TIME IN THE SERVICE? Stability, Morality, Honor and Service.
BASED ON YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE ARMY? Hang in there, be safe and enjoy the ride.
IN WHAT WAYS HAS TOGETHERWESERVED.COM HELPED YOU REMEMBER YOUR MILITARY SERVICE AND THE FRIENDS YOU SERVED WITH. Enjoy looking up old friends, classmates and brothers.