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Officer who served in Indian Army, Navy, Air Force turns 100 ANI | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 15:22 IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill, who may be the only man to have served in all three defence services the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force turned 100 years old on Friday.
Colonel Gill led a unique and what may be called the only military career of its kind having started as a pilot in the Royal Indian Air Force, then sailing the High Seas with Indian Navy, and finally witnessing the action as a Gunner Officer with the Indian Army in the 1965 War.