World War II Honoree

Howard Jerome Reckley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cumberland, Maryland

Honored By

Paul Alvey Reckley

Relationship

Son

SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BUILDING AIRFIELDS AND ROADS WHICH WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THE OPERATION KNOWN AS 'FLYING THE HUMP' OVER THE HIMALAYAS WAS A SUCCESS . HE DEPARTED THE ARMY WITH JUST A LITTLE HIGHER RANK THAN WHEN HE ENTERED, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, HE, NONE THE LESS, WAS EXTREMLEY PROUD OF 'DOING HIS PART' IN WWII.