World War II Honoree

Wayne Oliver Erbse

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Honored By

Glenda E Estes

Relationship

Sister

MEMBER OF 345TH BOMB GROUP, 501ST BOMB SQUADRON, 5TH AIR CORPS LOCATED IN SOUTH PACIFIC. SERVED AS HELPER TO CREW CHIEF ON B-25 MEDIUM BOMBER. BASED IN AUSTRALIA, SEVERAL PLACES IN NEW GUINEA, BIAK, LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IE SHIMA. WAS ON IE SHIMA ONE MONTH WHEN THE WAR ENDED AND THEN WAS SENT HOME. SERVED OVERSEAS 2-1/2 YEARS.