World War II Honoree

Alfred Allen Porter, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Gulfport, Mississippi

Honored By

Dorothy, Allene, Sarah, Alice, Aileen, Gloria & Kathleen

Relationship

Wife & Daughters

HE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS WHICH INCLUDED EGYPT, LIBYA, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORMANDY, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND NORTHERN FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 9 BRONZE STARS, THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE GO 254TH HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AIR FORCE IN OCTOBER 28, 1944 ALSO THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL IN 1943 AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.