World War II Honoree

Clay Norman Courter

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lahoma, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jean Courter

Relationship

Wife

ENLISTED IN MAY 1942 AND WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN JULY 1944. HE SERVED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1946. AFTER LIAISON PILOT TRAINING AT FORT SAM HOUSTON IN TEXAS, HE ACHIEVED A RANK OF 1ST LIEUTENANT AND WAS ASSIGNED TO DUTY WITH THE 191ST FIELD ARTILLERY UNIT IN LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AS A GROUP OFFICER, HE FLEW L5 AND L4 PLANES FOR OVER 600 HOURS IN AIR OBSERVATION MISSIONS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC. HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT, PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WWII VICTORY, AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDALS DURING HIS SERVICE.