William T. Gilbert was born on 3 December 1921, Unicoi County, Tennessee. The son of Earl Alvin Gilbert Sr. and Ida Geneva Lewis.
He died on 30 March 1943
Private First Class
PFC Gilbert is buried at Martins Creek Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi County in Tennessee.
The Johnson City Press, 9 June 1948
Funeral for Private First Class William T. Gilbert, who was killed in the African campaign of World War II, will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Martin’s Creek Cemetery. A graduate of Martin’s Chapel School, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gilbert, and five brothers, three of whom are in the service. The brothers are Jesse M. and Earl Gilbert Jr., both of Eglin Field, Fla., Herbert D. Gilbert, Medical Corps, Guan, and D.B. and Kenneth Gilbert.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 3 December 1921
- Date of death: 30 March 1943
- County: Unicoi
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Theater: North Africa
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Martins Creek Cemetery, Erwin, Unicoi County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIX, Top Panel
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