World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred Warren Handlin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Monahans, Texas
Honored By
Scott
Relationship
Son
AMMUNITION NCO. 714TH BOMB SQUADRON, 448 BOMB GROUP, B-24 LIBERATOR, SETHING, ENGLAND. SUPERVISED REQUISITION, PROCUREMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF AMMUNITION. SUPERVISED LOADING AND UNLOADING AMMUNITION TRAINS, TRUCKS, WAGONS, ETC. ESTABLISHED AMMUNITION DUMPS AND SUPERVISED CONSTRUCTION. HANDLED THE SALVAGING OF AMMUNITION AND UNDERSTOOD SAFETY HAZARDS AND REGULATIONS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, AIR OFFENSIVE. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN- 1 BRONZE STAR 1 SILVER BATTLE STAR GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, 3 OVERSEAS BARS