Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (Retd.) who served in Army, Navy and IAF turns 100 SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 12, 2020, 03:13 PM IST Share Synopsis The 71 Medium Regiment sent an officer from Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir to Gill's residence here with a cake, a trophy, track-suit and a T-shirt to celebrate his birthday on Friday. He was also the commanding officer of the Regiment during the 1965 Indo-Pak war. (This story originally appeared in on Dec 12, 2020)CHANDIGARH: Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retired), a World War 2 veteran who holds the unique distinction of having served in all three defence services, turned 100 with wishes pouring in from several quarters.