World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Couture
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jewett City, Connecticut
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH TH 8TH AIR FORCE, 306TH BOMB GROUP, 369TH BOMB SQUADRON WITH 35 MISSIONS AS A TAIL GUNNER. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 STARS AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 3 STARS. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY OPERATION, THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE INVASION OF GERMANY.