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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. ....
CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: In his 28 years as a defence man, Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retired) saw it all from World War II to the India-Pakistan War of 1965. On Friday, the only surviving officer to have served in all three wings of the armed forces turned 100. “I was fortunate. Today, I would have been thrown out had I switched so many times,” Gill told TOIamid celebrations at his Chandigarh residence with his family and the regiment he raised. From scanning the skies to manning the high seas, his has been a unique career. It started in 1942, when he joined the Royal Indian Air Force as a pilot, without his family’s consent. “I would fly Howard aircraft when I was posted in Karachi,” he said. ....