Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Gilbert
Nielsen
Mathisen
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Bridgeport

, 

Connecticut

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Action Date:

    May 21, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 341 (August 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class Gilbert Nielsen Mathisen (NSN: 7078010), United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal (Posthumously) for heroic conduct at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, on 21 May 1944.