GILBERT MACDONALD G

CW2 Macdonald "Mac" G Gilbert was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/27/2021 at the age of 71.1
Salisbury, NC
Flight Classes 70-5 and 70-3
Date of Birth 10/04/1950
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with C/158 AVN 101 ABN in 70, 158 AVN 101 ABN in 70-71
Call sign in Vietnam PHOENIX 32
This information was provided by Sammie Williams - Obit

More detail on this person: MacDonald "Mac" George Gilbert, 71, of Salisbury passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his home. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, on Saturday, November 27, 2021, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Born October 4, 1950 in Corpus Christi, TX, the son of the late Rose Cecile Anderson Gilbert and Donald Dempsey Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert served as a Warrant Officer in the Vietnam War with the 101st Airborne as a helicopter pilot. He worked alongside his wife as a fresh cut floral broker, and was an avid Cobra car enthusiast. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 48 years, Carolyn Price Gilbert; children, Keith Gilbert and wife Desiree of Lebanon, TN and Sarah Shelby and husband Micah of Lebanon, TN; grandchildren, Tyler Gilbert, Brent Gilbert, Reice Naugle, Elijah Shelby and Ezra Shelby. Memorials may be made to the veteran's organization of the donor's choice. Sellars Funeral Home is serving the Gilbert family. Online condolences may be made at sellarsfuneralservices.com and/or www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Burial information: Cremated

This information was last updated 11/27/2021

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024