World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John P. Courtney, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mobile, Alabama
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT WITH THE 376TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAPTURED AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE THIRD REICH IN 1944 IN BULGARIA. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED AIR MEDAL.