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The digital version of the Bob Gilmore Portrait mural created by Jeremy Berkley. This mural was created as part of the Portraits of Peoria project. This website was created as supplementary material for the mural.

The mission statement, values, vision, and purpose of the Gilmore Foundation. This document explains the reason the Gilmore Foundation was created, and how it hopes to preserve the legacy of Bob Gilmore through philanthropic work. This document also…

An extensive list of philanthropic ventures of the Gilmore Foundation in recent months. This document also includes a section on COVID relief projects funded by the Gilmore Foundation.

In this interview, Laura Cullinan explains the philosophy behind the Gilmore Foundation, in particular its mission to benefit the Peoria community. The Gilmore Foundation was created to carry on Bob Gilmore's philanthropic spirit for generations to…

Photo Album gifted to Bob Gilmore of photos from his trip to Dubai in 1979. Included picture shows Bob Gilmore walking away from a Learjet with executives from the Caterpillar dealer he was meeting with. Other photos from the album not included in…

Photo from Story of the 390th Bombardment Group book of Bob Gilmore and his flight group. The book in which this photo is found also contains the history of the 390th Bombardment Group, and features many of the missions that Bob Gilmore flew towards…

Photos from a trip taken by Bob Gilmore while he was President of Caterpillar. The purpose of the trip seems to have been to meet with manufacturing partners. Photos in the album include several pictures of Gilmore meeting with local businessmen, as…

Photo from a 1985 visit to South Korea in which Bob Gilmore met with the President of Daewoo, Young-Suk Yoon. The meeting came towards the end of Bob Gilmore's time as President of Caterpillar, and seems to have been about meeting the then newly…

Description and photo of the Shooting Star Award which was given to Bob Gilmore for a Lifetime of Service and Leadership from Caterpillar. The award itself was designed by a firm in New York and, in particular, by artist David Dowler.

List of Bob Gilmore's missions flown while in the Air Force in World War 2 while in the 390th Bombardment Group. Gilmore did not join the Air Force until 1944, and all of his combat missions come from the final year of the war as part of the final…