Gill Robb Wilson Memorial Ceremony

Gill Robb Wilson Memorial Ceremony

27 May 2019 at 1300 hours

Forest Lawn Covina Hills

All members of Civil Air Patrol are cordially invited to join us on Memorial Day 2019 to honor Gill Robb Wilson and our fallen Civil Air Patrol comrades. 

Since 1974, members of Civil Air Patrol have held a memorial ceremony each Memorial Day at his grave at Forest Lawn Covina Hills. Please join us again this Memorial Day to remember Gill Robb Wilson, founder of Civil Air Patrol.

Uniform: blue service coat, light blue shirt with tie and ribbons, CAP blazer uniform, aviator shirt combination or appropriate civilian attire

Directions to Forest Lawn Covina Hills: exit the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) at Via Verde. The cemetery is on the south side of the freeway. After entering the cemetery, pass the information booth at the front gate, turn left at the first intersection (Murmuring Pines Road) and proceed up the hill exactly .2 of a mile (about half way to the top of the hill). Gill Robb Wilson’s grave is on the left side, near the curb.

For further information, please contact Lt Col Charles Wiest, CAP

714-379-8582, 714-402-5157 (cell), or by e-mail at charles.wiest@cawgcap.org