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soiatlon In knowing that none werebraver than1 he, and that the enemy paved itself from ^Isaater by removing such as he from the great arena. This young Maury count! an was brave, he was courageous, he was inspired by the cause for which his country was fighting; he was not being driven into battle, but with all the force that he could eomtmand, he was hading his men face to face with the most despicable enemy that ever cursed the world. He died game,'fighting hke a l'on^and his body was taken by the enemy as a prize. .•'Few Maury ceunty boys had brighter prospects than Robert Gilbreath. Ho had a remarkably bright mind and lead every class in every school he attended. Ho graduated with honors from the Columbia High School and later from the Columbia Military Academy, He Inter attended the University of Texas and nothing but death could have kept him from the presidency of some great university before he had passed the prime of life He was a young man of strong character, high ideals and noble purposes, genial and accomhnodating. He was an inspiration to his associates.“Lieut. Gilbreath is survived by his father and mother, three sisters. Misses Jennie and Verna Gilbreath and Mrs. W. D. Patterson of Columbia; two brothers. Bari, of Trinity College, and Claude of Gulfport Military Academy, both of whom were in training for commissions when the armistice was signed. He also has six half-brothers.”The Caiptaln Peters referred to as being killed at the same time as Lieut. Gilbreath was decorated with tha distinguished service cross after his death.
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Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana, Texas, US
Wed, Jan 15, 1919
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