World War II Honoree

Howard Sill Montin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jeff J. Davison & Ian Montin Davison

Relationship

Grandson & Great Grandson

A CIVIL ENGINEER WITH THE U.S. ARMY, CAPTAIN. HE WAS DEPLOYED TO WIDELY DIVERSE AREAS SUCH AS THE U.S. EAST COAST, THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, INDIA, SOUTH PACIFIC AND OKINAWA; WHERE HE WAS PRESENT WHEN GENERAL BUCKNER FELL TO A SNIPER. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WAR, HE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEWLY CREATED U.S. AIR FORCE. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NAHA AIR BASE ON OKINAWA. ONE OF HIS PRIZE POSSESSIONS WAS A RIFLE INSCRIBED AND PRESENTED TO HIM BY GENERAL CURTIS LEMAY. HE RETIRED FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.