Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
BENNA SAYYED: CMI staff photoPhillip Gillespie, right, plays cards with his wife Jean in their room at Wheatfields Senior Living Community. The Gillespies have been married for 65 years.
Phillip Gillespie is a World War II veteran who once flew Navy aircraft on torpedo bombing missions. Gillespie served in the Navy from 1943 to 1947. He said he was involved in the testing of the atomic bomb in 1945.
Gillespie helped build a portion o...
