World War II Honoree

Howard L. Cornell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Joseph Griner

Relationship

Grandson

BASIC TRAINING IN HOULTON, MAINE. LEFT FROM CAPE COD ABOARD THE SS FAIRFAX AS A BUCK PRIVATE AND KEPT WATCH ON DECK DURING THE JOURNEY TO REYKJAVIK, ICELAND. STEADILY ROSE FROM DIGGING DITCHES, TO BEING A PHONE OPERATOR, TO BEING PART OF A 5 MAN ROTATION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS (SERGEANT) WITH THE 350TH AIR BASE SQUADRON AT MEEKS FIELD, KEFLAVIK, ICELAND. THEY HANDLED ALL AIR TRAFFIC THAT WENT FROM AMERICA TO THE EUROPEAN THEATRE.