Gilbert Cameron Campbell
Lieutenant Gilbert C. Campbell was a medical officer assigned to Third Battalion, 2nd Marines.
He was reported missing after a plane crash near Savo Island, Guadalcanal, on 15 November 1942.
Branch
Navy Regular
Service Number 113691
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
The DPAA has not publicized this information.
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
June 18, 1941
at McCracken, KS
Parents
Noble Campbell
Mary Pearl Campbell
Education
McCracken High School (1928)
University of Kansas (1932)
University of Alabama (1936)
Creighton University School of Medicine (1940)
Occupation & Employer
Doctor
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Omaha
Service Life
Entered Service
May 15, 1942 (officer)
Home Of Record
3619 6th Avenue
San Diego, CA
Next Of Kin
Wife, Mrs. Charlene M. (Latimer) Campbell
Military Specialty
Medical officer / Surgon
Primary Unit
HQ/3/2nd Marines
Campaigns Served
Solomon Islands / Guadalcanal
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
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Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
Lieutenant Gilbert Campbell was a medical officer attached to the Third Battalion, 2nd Marines during the campaign for the Solomon Islands. He treated wounded men on Tulagi and Guadalcanal between August and November 1942.
On 15 November, Campbell was on detached duty from his battalion and aboard an unknown aircraft – possibly R4D-1 #01648 on a routine flight between Guadalcanal and Espiritu Santo. The aircraft went down at sea near Savo Island; Campbell was killed in the crash.
Burial Information or Disposition
None; remains not recovered.
Memorials
Next Of Kin Address
Wartime address of wife, Mrs. Charlene Campbell.
Location Of Loss
Campbell was aboard an aircraft that went down near Savo Island.
