Today the Museum of Scott County wants to take the time to recognize
Private James Gibson, who died while in service to his country one
hundred years ago yesterday. James Gibson was born on March 16, 1894 in
Bell County, Kentucky to Wiley and Elizabeth Gibson. According to his
draft card he was twenty two years old, tall, had blue eyes, and brown
hair. He was drafted in June of 1918 and spent considerable time in the
United States before being shipped to France on September 29th. They
arrived in France on October 8th, 1918. Gibson would not see action and
would die of pneumonia on November 2, 1918. His body was returned to
the United States and he was interred in the Antioch Church Cemetery in
Norma.
Information provided by James Gibson's Draft Card and David Jeffers.
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