World War II Honoree

Thomas James Walsh

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Emmett, North Dakota

Honored By

Denise Reinke

Relationship

Daughter

INDUCTED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS APRIL 7, 1942, DES MOINES, IOWA. SERVED IN TRANSPORTATION AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, ATTAINING THE RANK OF CORPORAL. IN 1943, TRANSFERRED TO SALINAS AIR BASE, CALIFORNIA SERVING AS TRANSPORTATION SERGEANT HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON. DEPLOYED TO INDIA, SERVING EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. INITIALLY ASSIGNED AS TRANSPORTATION SERGEANT AND SUBSEQUENTLY AS AN AUTOMOTIVE AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR WITH THE HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE GROUP. CONDUCTED INSPECTIONS AT VARIOUS BASES IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. ATTAINED THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. RETURNED TO CAMP BEALE, CALIFORNIA, ASSISTING WITH THE DISCHARGE OF SOLDIERS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE 3508TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT OCTOBER 17, 1945, CAMP BEALE, CALIFORNIA.