Hooks, Gilbert J.

Rank and Name, Private First Class Gilbert J. Hooks.

Unit/Placed in, 4188^th Quartermaster Service Company.

Gilbert is born approx. on March 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois.

Father, Gilbert Hooks.

Mother, Delithia (Packel) Hooks.

Gilbert enlisted the service in Illinois with service number # 36798620.

Gilbert died at Luzon, Philippines during the built up on April 3, 1944, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Gilbert is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to, https://books.google.nl/books?id=BSrFX51AGPMC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=4188th+quartermaster+service+company&source=bl&ots=jfE0qaQj28&sig=ACfU3U1GZ1CymjHAk-VPt_WJoIwKn2i7UA&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL7-CXkZfiAhWJYVAKHRF5AVEQ6AEwCHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=4188th%20quartermaster%20service%20company&f=false

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com