World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dewitt 'Tubby' Gothard
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Henderson, Texas
Honored By
Jerri Gay Dowden
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1943. TRAINED AT SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, SCOTT FIELD, ILLINOIS, YUMA, ARIZONA AND LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, 3 BATTLE STARS AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. DISCHARGED IN 1945.