Individual Details

Filmore Gaines Layman

(March 26, 1916 - )

"Gaines Layman served in the US Army Air Corps from December 21, 1941 to September 4, 1945. He was promoted to Technical Sargent on November 15 1942. He was stationed at Dodd Field, Sheppard Field, Geiger Field, Davis Mountain Field, Las Vegas Gunnery Schoo, Muroc, San Diego, Tucson, Topeka, Pueblo, Clovis, Hampton, Virginia. Combat duty at Norwich, England, Eighth Air Force. Citations and awards: European Theatre of Operations Ribbon with three battle stars (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland); Air medal and four oak-leaf clusters." (Service record of Gaines Layman.)

Events

BirthMarch 26, 1916
MarriageMinnie George

Families

SpouseMinnie George ( - )
ChildKaren Layman (1952 - )
ChildGaines Layman ( - )
ChildAlan Layman (1955 - )
ChildStephen Luther Layman (1956 - )
FatherWalter William Layman (1875 - 1942)
MotherCarrie Bell Gaines (1880 - 1968)
SiblingOtis Layman (1899 - )
SiblingEula Layman (1901 - )
SiblingAlma Helen Layman (1903 - 1910)
SiblingInfant Layman (1905 - 1905)
SiblingLucille Layman (1907 - )
SiblingCarrie Bell Layman (1910 - 1918)
SiblingRuby Lois Layman (1913 - )