Floyd Gibbons | |
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 Gibbons is given a "home town" welcome at Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 5, 1918. To the right of the photo is his sister Zelda. | |
| Born | Floyd Phillips Gibbons July 16, 1887 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 1939 (aged 52) |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Awards | Croix de Guerre with palm |
Floyd Phillips Gibbons (July 16, 1887 – September 23, 1939) was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style. Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke.