World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Russell Ackerly
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Huntington, New York
Honored By
Thomas C. Ackerly
Relationship
Brother
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND A NAVIGATOR/BOMBARDIER ON B-25 AIRCRAFT FROM JUNE 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945. RECEIVED THE SOLDIERS MEDAL OF HONOR, EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON AND AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.