World War II Honoree

Stanley Joseph Drongowski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kent, Ohio

Honored By

Susan Barry

Relationship

Daughter

AT CAMP YOUNG HE SERVED UNDER GENERAL PATTON TO OPERATE THE DESERT TRAINING PROGRAM. HE ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) SCHOOL IN MIAMI, FLORIDA AND EARNED RANK OF LIEUTENANT. WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO TYNDALL FIELD, FLORIDA AND BECAME ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE GUNNERY SCHOOL. OVERSEAS HE SERVED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. IN CHINA HE WAS STATIONED AT FLYING TIGER AIR BASE AND SERVED AS SUPPLY OFFICER, RECREATION OFFICER AND BASE OFFICER; HE RECEIVED RANK OF CAPTAIN.