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Bertelson, Gilbert M., 1942-2017

 Person

Biographical History

Gilbert M. Bertelson (1942-2017) served as a pilot in the US Air Force and as director of the EMBA program at Brigham Young University.

Gilbert M. Bertelson was born on August 9, 1942, in Provo, UT. After graduating from Granite High School and the University of Utah and serving an LDS mission in California, he joined the US Air Force, where he served as a pilot for 24 years. His time with the Air Force took him to Thailand, Okinawa, Hawaii, England, and many other places, until his final assignment as commander of ROTC at BYU. After he retired from the Air Force, he stayed at BYU to serve as director of the EMBA program in the Marriott School of Management. He passed away on December 7, 2017.

Citation:
Legacy.com, Gilbert Bertelson Obituary, 2017 (Gilbert M. Bertelson (1942-2017) served as a pilot in the US Air Force and as director of the EMBA program at Brigham Young University; Gilbert M. Bertelson was born on August 9, 1942, in Provo, UT; after graduating from Granite High School and the University of Utah and serving an LDS mission in California, he joined the US Air Force, where he served as a pilot for 24 years; his time with the Air Force took him to Thailand, Okinawa, Hawaii, England, and many other places, until his final assignment as commander of ROTC at BYU; after he retired from the Air Force, he stayed at BYU to serve as director of the EMBA program in the Marriott School of Management; he passed away on December 7, 2017.)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson, 2016 January 29

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 12
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson, dated January 29, 2016. Includes transcript titled My story: More than I ever hoped for and accompanying index.

Dates: 2016 January 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Oral history interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson (tape 1 of 3), 2016 January 29

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV022
Dates: 2016 January 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Oral history interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson (tape 2 of 3), 2016 January 29

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV023
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson, conducted by Don Norton in Provo, Utah, on January 29, 2016.

Dates: 2016 January 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Oral history interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson (tape 3 of 3), 2016 January 29

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV024
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Gilbert M. Bertelson, conducted by Don Norton in Provo, Utah, on January 29, 2016.

Dates: 2016 January 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Photographs of Gil Bertelson, approximately 1990-2017

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 13
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of photographs of Gilbert M. Bertelson, dated 1990-2017.

Dates: approximately 1990-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

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