World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joe Minton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lufkin, Texas
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar C. Cowgill
P-38 PILOT, BASED IN ENGLAND. KILLED ON A BOMBING MISSION TO GERMANY. WAS RETURNING TO THE BASE WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE. BODY FINALLY RETURNED TO FAMILY. INTERRED IN THE NATIONAL CEMETERY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.