World War II Honoree

Joseph D. Greeley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Syracuse, New York

Honored By

Daniel R Greeley

Relationship

Son

SERVED FROM 1943-1945. HAD AVIATION CADET TRAINING IN FORT NIAGARA, NEW YORK AND HAD PILOT TRAINING IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. THEN, HE WENT ON TO PRE-FLIGHT AT MAXWELL FIELD, ALABAMA. WAS AWARDED PILOT WINGS AT MOODY FIELD, IN VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. WAS ASSIGNED AS CO-PILOT TO ROY W. WORTHINGTON'S CREW AT MCDILL FIELD, IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. CREW WAS ASSIGNED TO 346TH BOMBER SQUADRON, 99TH BOMB GROUP, IN FOGGIA, ITALY IN JUNE OF 1944. FLEW 50 COMBAT MISSIONS AS CO-PILOT AND PILOT IN 14 DIFFERENT B-17S TO TARGETS IN PLOESTI, VIENNA, AND THE BRENNER PASS PLUS RAIL YARDS, OIL REFINERIES AND STORAGE TANKS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE AMONG OTHERS. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL W/2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.