World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hoyt D. Amos
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marietta, Georgia
Honored By
Hoyt D. Amos
PHOTO GUNNER. ARMY AIR FORCE. JUNE 15, 1942 TO FEBRUARY 4, 1944. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, 5TH AIR FORCE, 38TH BOMB GROUP, 405TH BOMB SQUAD. FLEW ON 50 COMBAT MISSIONS IN B-25 BOMBER AS PHOTO-GUNNER. CREDITED WITH DESTROYING TWO ZERO JAPANESE AIRCRAFT. RETIRED FROM U.S. AIR FORCE IN 1961 AFTER 20 YEARS.