World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis J. Duponte
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Honored By
Earl W. Neagles
Relationship
Friend
INDUCTED AT FORT DEVENS, AYER, MASSACHUSETTS. BASIC TRAINING AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY; CHANUTE FIELD, RANTOUL, ILLINOIS. 325TH FIGHTER GROUP, 319TH FIGHTER SQUADRON. HILLSGROVE, RHODE ISLAND FOR FLIGHT TRAINING; LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA; USS RANGER, NORFOLK; MERKESCH, SPANISH MOROCCO; GROUND ECHELON ORAN, FRENCH MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA, SICILY; ALGERIA; FOGGIA, ITALY. FLEW MISSIONS IN NORTHERN ITALY, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, RUSSIA; LESINE, ITALY; RIMINI, ADRIATIC COAST; FLEW FROM FOGGIA TO WESTOVER, MASSACHUSETTS. DISCHARGED AT FORT DEVENS.