World War II Honoree

Samuel Preston Fleming

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Augusta, Georgia

Honored By

Dorothy Fleming Green

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS CREW NAVIGATOR ON 30 MISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM JANUARY 29, 1944 TO APRIL 27, 1944. THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 360TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 303RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP HEAVY (HELL'S ANGELS). SERVED TOTAL OF 26 + MONTHS. FIRST LIEUTENANT AT TIME OF SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY. STARTED PILOT'S TRAINING WHEN WAR ENDED. LEFT ACTIVE DUTY IN NOVEMBER 1945.