A Hero Passes

A True Hero: Art ‘Jibby' Jibilian Who Was World War II Radioman That Parachuted Into Nazi-Occupied Serbia to Help Organize the Rescue of 513 Downed US Airmen in ‘Operation Halyard' Dies.

 

Art ‘Jibby' Jibilian was a World War II radioman and secret operative who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Serbia to help organize the rescue of 513 downed U.S. airmen in ‘Operation Halyard.' He died last week of leukemia.