Milford
Lee Gilvin
Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 22 July 1942, page 5
Twenty one members of the First Baptist Church, Ft Thomas, are serving in the armed forces, according to Rev J M Rogers, pastor. Among them is Sergt. Milford L Gilvin, foreign services.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 16 February 1943, page 4
Although he has been stationed in Iceland for the past 17 months, Sergt. Milford Lee Gilvin has seen much of England, Ireland and Scotland. He has reported on his travels since he arrived in northern Kentucky to spend a 10 day furlough with his wife and son at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schulz, 1040 Grand avenue, Newport.
He explained the paradox by revealing he passed several furloughs in the British Isles. Sergt. Gilvin is a veteran of 8 1/2 years in the Army. He is to go to Ft Benning Ga. after his parent furlough, to attend an infrantry combat and artillery school. He has a sharpshooter medal. The visiting sergeant said because of the lack of sunshine, no fruits or vegetables are grown in Iceland. He said the few potatoes grown there are no larger than marbles.
He explained how citizens of Iceland pipe hot water from volcanic mountain flows to their homes for heating and other purposes. Home are built of concrete blocks, covered with a coating of a mixture of cement and fish scales. This not only makes them durable against the severe weather, but picturesque and attractive.
Sergt. Gilvin, who also has been stationed at Ft McClellan, Alabama, Ft Benning and Ft Custer Mich. was a member of the 10th Infantry when it was at Ft Thomas.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 21 December 1944, page 1
Lt. Milford Lee Gilvin, 30, husband of Mrs. LaVerne Gilvin, of 39 Biehl street, South Newport, was wounded in action in France Dec 2. An infantryman Lt. Gilvin has been in the Army for 11 yeas. He served 18 months in Iceland and was given a brief furlough before being sent to France in June, 1944.
The Gilvins have two children, Wiley and Daniel Gilvin.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 13 September 1958, page 1
Master Sgt. Milford L Gilvin, 44, former resident of Newport, was killed Friday in an auto accident near Ft Knox Ky. where he was stationed. His death was Kentucky's 500th traffic fatality of the year. Sgt. Gilvin, an Army man 26 years, was married to the former LaVerne Schulze, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schulze of 1040 Grand avenue, Newport. They were married 20 years ago at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Covington and lived in Newport for several years.
Mr. Schulze said his daughter notified them of the tragedy and said Sgt. Gilvin was returned from a visit with friends when his car went off Ky. 448. His body was found in the overturned auto at daylight. One of Sgt. Gilvin's two sons, Wiley 19, was due to return here next week to enroll as a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati. The youth stayed at his grandparents home last year while attending college. The other son is Daniel, 14.
Sgt. Gilvin was attached to the command and staff department of the armor school at Ft Knox. Services will be held at 10 am Monday at Ft Knox chapel, with burial in Zachary Taylor Monument Cemetery in Louisville.