4 thoughts on “Someone has found Gil Gillis from Pense, Saskatchewan”
I was glad to find some pictures and information regarding my father Burdette (Gil) Gillis. He never talked much about the war except a few stories when someone dropped by.
He did have a story about getting shot down and stealing a car from the Germans and driving it back to where he was stationed. He had most of the German uniform he stole from the chauffeur that w
as with the car. The ring, cigarette case, sword, etc. and at one time talked about a German Luger (?) gun.
I was glad to find some pictures and information regarding my father Burdette (Gil) Gillis. He never talked much about the war except a few stories when someone dropped by.
Gil was a close friend of Walter Neil Dove.
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He did have a story about getting shot down and stealing a car from the Germans and driving it back to where he was stationed. He had most of the German uniform he stole from the chauffeur that w
as with the car. The ring, cigarette case, sword, etc. and at one time talked about a German Luger (?) gun.
I am going to write a personal e-mail tomorrow.
Busy day today.