World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earl Warren Estelle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rutherford, New Jersey
Honored By
Earl William Estelle
Relationship
Son
ACTIVATED IN 1941, NEW JERSEY AIR GUARD AT AGE 42; SERVED UNTIL 1946. FLEW THE HUMP 50 TIMES CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. DIRECTED BUILDING OF AIR BASE ON ISLAND OF BIAK IN WESTERN PACIFIC AND SERVED AS FIRST COMMANDER. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.