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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

E. D. Witherspoon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Gadsden, Alabama

Honored By

George Weck

Relationship

Friend

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Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 727TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 451ST BOMB GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAPTURED AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE 3RD REICH FROM 1944 TO 1945 AT LUFT 4. RECEIVED THE A PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL.