World War II Honoree

John J. Minch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lakewood, Ohio

Honored By

Culliton Minch Nilsen

Relationship

Daughter

STATIONED AT KELLY AND RANDOLPH FIELDS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS CADET PROGRAM UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED. HE WAS THEN SHIPPED TO YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE IN FUSSA, JAPAN WHERE HE OVERSAW THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE BASE. WHILE THERE HE BECAME THE YOUNGEST SERGEANT-MAJOR ON RECORD.