World War II Honoree

Grace Belton Bayer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ruston, Louisiana

Honored By

Ken Bayer

Relationship

Husband

FLIGHT NURSE. SERVED IN THE STATES AND ALSO CENTRAL AND SOUTH PACIFIC, FLYING FROM BIAK, THE PHILIPPINES, OKINAWA AND OTHER AREAS. HONOREE WAS 1ST FLIGHT NURSE INTO OKINAWA AT TIME OF INVASION; BROUGHT OUT WOUNDED. ALSO HAD THE UNFORTUNATE DUTY OF TRYING TO CARE FOR WOUNDED WHILE FLYING THROUGH A HURRICANE OUT OF THE PHILIPPINES.