World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Russell Birchfield, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
John R. Birchfield, Jr.
ENTERED THE SERVICE IN APRIL 1942. WENT TO CLASSIFICATION CENTER, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, THEN THROUGH PILOT TRAINING. RECEIVED APPOINTMENT AS A PILOT, TWIN ENGINE, IN MAY 1943. ASSIGNED TO SELMAN FIELD, MONROE, LOUISIANA AS A PILOT IN THE NAVIGATORS SCHOOL. LEFT THERE TO TRAIN AS A PILOT/FLIGHT ENGINEER IN B-29 AIRCRAFT. AFTER V-J DAY RELEASED FROM SERVICE.