World War II Honoree

Orval E. Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Clear Lake, Wisconsin

SERVED 20 MONTHS AS A REGULAR ARMY ENLISTED MAN IN THE 3RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, OLD GUARD, AT FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA AND 21 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. FLEW A COMBAT TOUR OF 51 MISSIONS IN THE Mediterranean Theater of Operations IN THE 5TH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON IN F-5, P-38 AIRCRAFT. UPON RETURN FROM OVERSEAS WAS ASSIGNED TO THE WESTERN FLYING TRAINING COMMAND, FLYING TRAINING AND TRANSPORT MISSIONS IN VARIOUS AIRCRAFT.