World War II Honoree

William Francis Aulenbach

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Margaret Cummins Aulenbach

Relationship

Wife

TECHNICAL SERGEANT, C-47 FLIGHT ENGINEER, 14TH AIR FORCE FLYING TIGERS, GREAT SNAFU FLEET, COMBAT CARGO SQUADRON 1944-1945. SERVED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS. JANUARY 1945 FORCED TO BAIL OUT OF C-47 AIRPLANE; RECEIVED CATERPILLAR CLUB AWARD, NEAR KUNMING AND SZECHUAN, CHINA. SERVED 1940 TO 1945.