Biographical Sketch of John W. Gilpin (USS Monaghan),

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Biographical Sketch of John W. Gilpin ( USS Monaghan ),

Text from Principal Investigator
John W. (Jack) Gilpin was born on September 8, 1918, and died on July 13, 1994. He received an appointment from Vermont to the Naval Academy. Gilpin served aboard the USS Monaghan during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U. S. Naval Commander and has received the Silver Star Medal as well as the Purple Heart.

Compiled from:

The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc., Register of Alumni, 1997 Edition. (Annapolis, 1997).

John W. Gilpin Papers #833, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Special Collections Department. Display Collection Guide

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