World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James Burlyn Hale
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Vinita, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH THE 98TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP. KILLED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 1, 1943. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.