While Japanese soldiers marched over and around him, Joe Gillis played dead for twenty-eight hours to avoid capture.
In 1921 Joe Gillis was the last son born in West Virginia to John and Victoria Gillis. The couple, along with their sons John,…
Date: Undated Source: Remembering our own: the Santa Cruz County military roll of honor 1861-2010. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2010. Type: OBIT