World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wayne Edward Putnam
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Iowa City, Iowa
Honored By
Mike, Jim, Bob, Bill & Mary
Relationship
Children
ENLISTED IN IOWA NATIONAL GUARD 1937. LANDED IN IRELAND WITH 34TH DIVISION MARCH 1942. RECEIVED RATING AS PILOT JUNE 1944; SERVED IN PACIFIC AS B-24 PILOT WITH 868TH BOMB SQUADRON DURING LAST MONTHS OF THE WAR.