World War II Honoree

James A. Dyson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Seminole, Texas

Honored By

Edwina Dyson Hart

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED FROM JULY 1941 TO OCTOBER 1945 WITH 103RD AND 132ND HEADQUARTERS, 8TH BOMB SQUADRON. SHOT DOWN IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 16, 1943 FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AIR MEDAL AND ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER.