Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marshall, Texas
Honored By
Betty Earl Bates
Relationship
Daughter
STAFF SERGEANT EARL SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIRDROME SQUADRON FROM MAY 15, 1942 UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON NOVEMBER 30, 1945. HE SERVED IN BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO AND SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. HE WAS AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, VICTORY RIBBON AND FOUR OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS.