Son of Thomas B. and Rose (Duff) Gillies.
The Evening Star (Washington DC) newspaper printed on Monday, November 30, 1942 had a story about the fire and an alphabetical list of the dead.
Victor was listed under the title U. S. M. C. – so apparently he was in the Marines, likely home on leave.
If you go to Google and type in Coconut Grove Night Club you will find a good article on the fire in Wikipedia. Among other things it tells what is currently on the original site, etc.
The Evening Star (Washington DC) newspaper printed on Monday, November 30, 1942 had a story about the fire and an alphabetical list of the dead.
Victor was listed under the title U. S. M. C. – so apparently he was in the Marines, likely home on leave.
If you go to Google and type in Coconut Grove Night Club you will find a good article on the fire in Wikipedia. Among other things it tells what is currently on the original site, etc.
Son of Thomas B. and Rose (Duff) Gillies.
The Evening Star (Washington DC) newspaper printed on Monday, November 30, 1942 had a story about the fire and an alphabetical list of the dead.
Victor was listed under the title U. S. M. C. – so apparently he was in the Marines, likely home on leave.
If you go to Google and type in Coconut Grove Night Club you will find a good article on the fire in Wikipedia. Among other things it tells what is currently on the original site, etc.
The Evening Star (Washington DC) newspaper printed on Monday, November 30, 1942 had a story about the fire and an alphabetical list of the dead.
Victor was listed under the title U. S. M. C. – so apparently he was in the Marines, likely home on leave.
If you go to Google and type in Coconut Grove Night Club you will find a good article on the fire in Wikipedia. Among other things it tells what is currently on the original site, etc.
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