[3][4][5] Motivated by youthful idealism and a deep sense of responsibility, Gill Robb and his brother Volney traveled to France to assist the Allied war effort.
He is also reported to have served with the 163d Aero Squadron[6] A son of a Presbyterian minister, Gill Robb Wilson followed in his father's footsteps after the Great War.
During his upbringing and training for the ministry, Gill Robb acquired an accomplished skill with the spoken and written word.
As such, he shared in oversight of the Lakehurst landing field and participated as a member of the Inquiry Board (appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce) related to the crash of the zeppelin Hindenburg.
Combining his love of aviation and skill with the pen, Gill Robb Wilson was an early editor of Flying Magazine.
Wilson was also the author of a book of poetry, which included some pieces on World War I aviation, and the autobiographical work, I Walked with Giants, Vantage Press, 1968.
[7][9] Wilson wrote the foreword to popular aviation writer Richard Bach's first book, "Stranger to the ground."