Congressman Sam Gibbons

UPDATED AT 4 P.M. with quotes from Judy Genshaft & David JollyJohn F. Germany, who was one of the most influential lawyers in Florida and one of the…

The late Congressman Sam Gibbons was a member of the U.S. Army’s 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. He parachuted into Europe on D-Day and also fought in…

Tampa native Sam Gibbons was 24 years old the night before D-Day when he dropped into German-occupied France as a young captain of the 501st Parachute…