World War II Honoree

Albert C. Post

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Foxboro, Massachusetts

Honored By

Virginia S. Post

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS OF OPERATION AS A P-51 PILOT FROM JUNE 1943 TO JULY 1944. SURVIVED 83 MISSIONS OF LOW STRAFFING AND AIR BATTLES IN AND AROUND ANZIO BEACH AND RETURNED HOME WITHOUT INJURY. AWARDED AN AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 2 STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND A BLUE CITATION RIBBON WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER.