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Sgt Elmer Austin Gillihan

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Sgt Elmer Austin Gillihan

Birth
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Death
13 Apr 1951 (aged 35)
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Elmer Austin Gillihan, Sgt.
Army Air Force, WW11

Born in Posey County, Indiana, Son of, William Andrew Gillihan & Myrtle Hall

Married, Dorothy Alene Tafel. They were the parents of 3 children, Gordon, Wayne & Sandra.
Elmer died from complications of gall bladder surgery.

I never knew Elmer but long after his death, I married his oldest Son. Since then I've heard all the stories and co- authored a book about his life with my Mother-In-Law, Dorothy.
He had a wandering spirit and never stayed in one place very long. He was a ladies man, those beautiful blue eyes
worked their magic many times, a factor in the divorce which followed 10 years after the wedding.

He lived more life in a short period than most of us do in a lifetime. He is still very much remembered by all who knew him and loved deeply.

Elmer's Second Wife was Maybelle Durham





Elmer Austin Gillihan, Sgt.
Army Air Force, WW11

Born in Posey County, Indiana, Son of, William Andrew Gillihan & Myrtle Hall

Married, Dorothy Alene Tafel. They were the parents of 3 children, Gordon, Wayne & Sandra.
Elmer died from complications of gall bladder surgery.

I never knew Elmer but long after his death, I married his oldest Son. Since then I've heard all the stories and co- authored a book about his life with my Mother-In-Law, Dorothy.
He had a wandering spirit and never stayed in one place very long. He was a ladies man, those beautiful blue eyes
worked their magic many times, a factor in the divorce which followed 10 years after the wedding.

He lived more life in a short period than most of us do in a lifetime. He is still very much remembered by all who knew him and loved deeply.

Elmer's Second Wife was Maybelle Durham







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  • Maintained by: G VanB
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: May 30, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8849487/elmer_austin-gillihan: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Elmer Austin Gillihan (4 Nov 1915–13 Apr 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8849487, citing Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by G VanB (contributor 46618035).