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irisblue

(35,719 posts) Sun Aug 24, 2025, 01:03 PM 21 hrs ago

PFC St. Clair Gibson, a Buffalo Soldier, MIA for 81 yrs has been identified

Source-https://www.reddit.com/r/ww2/comments/1myvza2/my_greatuncle_371st_infantry_92nd_div_has_been/
Image of PFC St Gibson there.

snip-PFC St. Clair Gibson, my great uncle, was a Buffalo Soldier of the 371st Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division. He went missing near Serravezza, Italy, on Nov. 11, 1944. After 81 years, the DPAA identified him on May 7, 2025. He was awarded nine medals, including the Silver Star. Last week my father (82) and I had the official identification briefing. I’m so proud of my dad for pushing for this all these years, and grateful our family finally has closure.

Some of the replying comments made me mist up

**this is not my uncle, I found the story on reddit. The photo of that very young black man from the very segregated US fighting & dying in Europe to defeat facism moved me.

His familys' quest to demand the honor of a fallen warrior over so long past moved me

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PFC St. Clair Gibson, a Buffalo Soldier, MIA for 81 yrs has been identified (Original Post) irisblue 21 hrs ago OP

Thank you for sharing your uncle's story. 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #1

Not my uncle, I just found this on reddit. I'll edit irisblue 21 hrs ago #2

PFC St. Clair Gibson Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #3

Well worth the full read and comments from reddit! erronis 20 hrs ago #4

Thank you for posting his photo irisblue 20 hrs ago #6

The history of Buffalo Soldiers is very interesting..Native Americans gave them that name Deuxcents 20 hrs ago #7

Shit! That's the first thing I thought. calimary 19 hrs ago #8

RIP Pfc Gibson! surfered 20 hrs ago #5

Nothing but accolades for this fine person but I have to ask if he will be, well, deported. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #9

I can only imagine popsdenver 18 hrs ago #10

3catwoman3

(27,490 posts)

1. Thank you for sharing your uncle's story.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 01:11 PM

21 hrs ago

irisblue

(35,719 posts)

2. Not my uncle, I just found this on reddit. I'll edit

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 01:14 PM

21 hrs ago

Clouds Passing

(5,598 posts)

3. PFC St. Clair Gibson

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:19 PM

20 hrs ago

erronis

(21,062 posts)

4. Well worth the full read and comments from reddit!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:23 PM

20 hrs ago

Thank you for posting, irisblue.

irisblue

(35,719 posts)

6. Thank you for posting his photo

Reply to erronis (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:44 PM

20 hrs ago

He looks so damb young to my eyes, just past a child.

I wonder why he got to be a Buffalo Soldier, was it chance, family member who was a Buffalo Soldier, friends, luck of the draw?

Deuxcents

(23,663 posts)

7. The history of Buffalo Soldiers is very interesting..Native Americans gave them that name

Reply to irisblue (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:55 PM

20 hrs ago

Because they were black soldiers in the army during the civil war 1866.. because of their skin color and curly hair, the American Indians admired their fighting style and tenacity. Buffalo Soldiers fought in the Spanish American War..they have quite a legacy. PBS had a documentary about them during Black History Month

calimary

(87,497 posts)

8. Shit! That's the first thing I thought.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 03:15 PM

19 hrs ago

So young.

Rest in Peace, sir, with all our gratitude.

surfered

(8,703 posts)

5. RIP Pfc Gibson!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:23 PM

20 hrs ago

twodogsbarking

(15,189 posts)

9. Nothing but accolades for this fine person but I have to ask if he will be, well, deported.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 03:57 PM

19 hrs ago

That was so out of place. I am weak and couldn't stop myself. Stay strong everyone. For this guy.

popsdenver

(266 posts)

10. I can only imagine

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:01 PM

18 hrs ago

That all the U.S. Soldiers who gave their lives in WWTwo, are kicking the crap out of their graves to get out and go all out on these "New" Anti American MAGAots and their Republican Party Politicians along with the entire Trump CABAL and USSC Republicans................

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