World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Matthew Hess
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Erie, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Adele Hess
Relationship
Wife
VOICE INTERCEPTOR IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. FLEW B-24 LIBERATOR WITH THE 392ND BOMB GROUP, 579TH BOMB SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE, STATIONED IN ENGLAND. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL.