World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Alton Moon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cherry Creek, Idaho
Honored By
Larry W. Wilson
Relationship
Son-in-law
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE ON JANUARY 27, 1942. WORKED FOR GENERAL DEBOESE AS HIS B-29 MAINTENANCE MAN AND RIGHT STANDARD GUNNER. NEXT ASSIGNMENT IN 1945 WAS KADENA AIRBASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN. ARRIVED WITH THE FIRST B-29 TO EVER LAND THERE. STATIONED IN OKINAWA UNTIL THE WAR ENDED.