April 15, 1919 – Nov 8, 2020 WWII – U.S. Army Air Force 10/1942 through 11/1946: 2nd Lieutenant – National WWII Memorial Honoree. Charles served with the 577th Bombardment Squadron Heavy (H), 392nd Bombardment Group (BG), US 8th AF in Wendling, England as a B-24 Liberator bomber co-pilot of the Trips Daily. Wendling, England http://b24.net/wendling/nsindex.html…
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Lawrence E. Whitmire
Jan 16, 1926 – Oct 29, 2016 WWII – U.S. Navy 1941 through 1946: Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class – National WWII Memorial Honoree. In December 1941 Lawrence, known as Gene by friends and family, was in High school at the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School located on the Kansas Oklahoma border. Gene said that when word…
Vernon P. Schoenfelder
WWII – U.S. Navy 10/1942 through 2/1946: Chief Petty Officer Vern served in Pearl Harbor and then later in the Philippines for the remainder of the war. Vern was a Seabee and built roads into jungles and repaired airstrips. He said that he had the opportunity to operate every kind of vehicle but a tank….
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