World War II Honoree

James Paul Predmore

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chadron, Nebraska

Honored By

Casey Schneider

Relationship

Granddaughter

DRAFTED TO SERVE A YEAR OF MILITARY DUTY, WHEN THE JAPANESE BOMBED PEARL HARBOR. THIS CHANGED HIS STATUS FROM INFANTRY, MEDICAL BRANCH (35TH BATTALION, COMPANY B, 110TH MEDICAL CORPS) AS HE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE AIR CORPS. HE TRAINED TO BE A PILOT AND STARTED IN THE B-26 BOMBER GROUP AND THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO A TRANSPORT GROUP AS A FERRY PILOT, TRANSPORTING PLANES FROM THE U.S. TO COMBAT UNITS TO REPLACE LOSSES. WHEN THE WAR ENDED, HE FLEW PLANES TO BE STORED IN FRANCE AND GERMANY IN CASE THE WAR BROKE OUT AGAIN.