01 May 2000 Friends knew Charles as "Chickie". Chick had many friends, here at home and I know over in Nam. He always had a smile on his face. He was not only my friend, Chick was my brother. If anyone reads this and knew Chick, please get back to me at roadhi@aol.com Bob Gibilterra Note: The above address no longer is valid. Please provide current contact info to the Contact Us Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

 

19 Mar 2005 I always remember Chickie with a smile and laughing We used to hang out at the Horn & Hardarts on Frankford Ave after school. I am very pleased to see that his name finally made it on the wall as last time I visited the wall, his name wasn't there. I did see his name on the Phila Viet Nam Wall which was some comfort. Chickie died just before I was sent to Nam. He was a great guy. Bobby, I tried sending you an email but the address is no longer valid. My email is wolfmanbarry@gmail.com. Drop a line when you get a chance. From a friend from the neighborhood, Jim Barry 1716 Winding Drive, North Wales, Pa 19454 jim_barry@bigfoot.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The photo and following article is taken from The Philadelphia Daily News, special supplement entitled 'SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY,' October 26, 1987. Charles J. Gibilterra Jr. Salem Street, Frankford "Chicky" Gibilterra played the saxophone, clarinet and organ. The 1966 Frankford High School graduate was a buffing machine operator and a busboy before he was drafted into the Army in June 1967. He began writing home daily after making that his New Yearï¿ 1/2 s resolution for 1969. The 21-year-old specialist four, a cook and cooks helper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, in Vietnam, died in his bunk at Mount Baldy, 20 miles south of Da Nang, Quang Nam Province, on February 2, 1969, of non-combat injuries. He was survived by his parents, a brother and a sister. On 14 February 1969 SP4 Charles J. Gibilterra was buried in Plot M-0-248, Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey.

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