FRANCIS
MICHAEL GILL
RIDGE
MARINES
Photo from the collection of Mr. William Gill.
Francis Michael
Gill
United States Marines
Sergeant
Francis Gill was born January 15, 1920 at New York. He
was living at Ridge when he enlisted with the Marine
corps on July 31, 1941.
He left the United States August 18th 1942, and
participated in the European-African, area from August
25, 1942 to January 27, 1943. He was sent to the
Asiatic-Pacific area on January 13, 1944.
On February 2, 1944 Gill was killed in action on Namur
Island in the Marshall Islands. Sgt. Gill was 24 years
old at the time of his death. He was awarded a Purple
Heart, and medals for serving in the European-African and
Asiatic-Pacific theaters of operation.
He left his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Porter of Dew
Flag road, Ridge; a brother Sgt. William Gill of the Air
corps, stationed in Florida, two half sisters, Mrs.
Howard Schrage and Mrs. Elizabeth Porter; and a half
brother, Alexander Porter, Jr.
His body was returned to the United States and interred
at the Holy Sepulchre cemetery, Coram, with an honor
guard at the grave.
Information
supplied by the
Brookhaven Town Historians office