World War II Honoree

Aloysius Raymond Mysliwy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

East Chicago, Indiana

Honored By

Allied 369 Family

Relationship

American Legion

TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 494TH BOMB GROUP, 866TH SQUADRON, 7TH AIR FORCE. THIS GROUP WAS A B-24 GROUP, FLYING OUT OF ANGUAR, PALAU AND GUAM AND OKINAWA. MISSIONS OUT OF ANGUAR WERE MAINLY THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. OUT OF GUAM THE TARGETS WERE PARAM, MARCUS AND AURA ISLANDS. TARGETS OUT OF OKINAWA WERE THE JAPANESE MAINLAND. HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR AND WAIST GUNNER. SERVED 38 MISSIONS, ALL ON 'SACKTIME SAL II'. TOTAL HOURS FLOWN 707:20. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 STARS AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.