World War II Honoree

Virgil LaVern 'Vern' Hicks

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Billings, Oklahoma

Honored By

Foye Brewer

Relationship

Stepdaughter

ENLISTED IN U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS NOVEMBER 1941. AFTER BASIC TRAINING IN MISSISSIPPI, STATIONED AT SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS AS STUDENT OF RADIO OPERATING. AFTER TRAINING, ASSIGNED AS INSTRUCTOR OF RADIO OPERATING AT SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE AND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. AUGUST 1943, STATIONED IN ORAN, ALGERIA FOR 3 MONTHS AND THEN MOVED TO U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA; WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING AND SUPERVISING OPERATIONS OF CW NETS, TELETYPE AND TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE. REMAINED IN ALGIERS UNTIL NOVEMBER 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945 AFTER RETURNING TO U.S.