World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard James Amster
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Howard James Amster
Relationship
Self
TRAINED AS A RADAR BOMBARDIER. WAS 2ND LIEUTENANT AND SERVED WITH THE 386TH BOMBER SQUADRON OF THE 5TH AIR FORCE IN PACIFIC. STATIONED IN PHILIPPINES AND THEN OKINAWA. AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS (LUZON, WESTERN PACIFIC, CHINA CAMPAIGN, AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN), AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED ON 17 NOVEMBER 1945.