Gilmore Lescalleet

Personal Information

Birthplace: Fredrick, MD

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Unit: 85th MgP (Avn) 92d ADG

Theater of Operation: Pacific

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 8, 1942

Discharged: Jan 24, 1946

Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Military Honors: Medical School Citation

Honored By: Ann Lescalleet

Biography

Gilmore Lescalleet Jr. was born in Fredrick, MD to Gilmore and Regine (Haller) Lescalleet. Lescalleet was drafted in 1942, entered into the Army Air Corps and served in the Medical Service unit. Lescalleet received a commendation for superior proficiency during training. Lescalleet was stationed around the United States and eventually was shipped to Okinawa. He was their when the bombs were dropped on Japan. After the war, he began a 31 year career with the Peoples Life Insurance Company in Washington, DC where he served as a department manager until his retirement in 1977. Lascallett returned home with an official “Ike” Jacket. He and his jacket were featured in an Ike’s Insights (the Eisenhower Foundation newsletter) in 2019.