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1923
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2012
Gilbert Sherman Obituary
Gilbert Sherman, 88, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., passed away November 6, 2012 in Palm Desert, Calif. He was born December 13, 1923, to Julius and Rose Sherman in Bronx, N.Y. He married Lorraine Teresi on September 7, 1942 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was in financial services in Beverly Hills, Calif. and Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a member of the 401st Bomb Group Association. He served in the Army Air Corps from January 1943 to August 1945 as a Staff Sergeant. He flew as a B-17 gunner over Germany. He is survived by his spouse, Lorraine of Rancho Mirage; daughters, Gail Jones of Salinas, Calif., Jan Sherman of Tustin, Calif., and Kimberly Moore of Tallahassee, Fla.; son, Lee Sherman of Beaverton, Ore.; and two grandchildren, Tony Sherman and Jonathan Moore. Services will be private. Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit mydesert.com/obituaries.
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Gail Sherman Jones
November 5, 2022
Gail Sherman Jones
November 5, 2022
Gail Sherman Jones
November 5, 2022
Miss you dad soooo much. Mom has now joined you where you'll spend your spiritual world together in eternity. All my love, hugs and kisses...
Honorable Daughter #1.....Gail Sherman Jones (11-6-22)
Donald Byers
December 26, 2012
My prayers to the family that another one of our Heroes has Gone Aloft. Donald Byers, Group Historian 401st Bomb Group.
Dad Gilbert Sherman with his oldest daughter Gail Sherman Jones in San Francisco 2008
December 17, 2012
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