World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Michael T. Atrostic, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Coal Center, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Dianne M. Piparato, L. Lee Frost & Michael T. Atrostic, Jr.
Relationship
His Children
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1941. SERVED AS AIR CREW CHIEF, TECHNICAL SERGEANT, FOR MAINTENANCE OF P-38 LIGHTNING. SERVED IN AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, PO VALLEY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORTH APENNINES, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ROME, SICILY, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND TUNISIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON JUNE 30, 1945.