World War II Honoree

Mayo Joseph Poppen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Burr Oak, Kansas

Honored By

Mary Poppen

Relationship

Widow

SERVED AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR IN THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AND WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY THE SUMMER OF 1941 AND SENT WITH DETACHMENT OF MARINES TO ICELAND. SET UP BASE HOSPITAL AND WAS THERE UNTIL AFTER PEARL HARBOR. HE BECAME A FLIGHT SURGEON AND SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA. COMMODORES STAFF FLEET AIR WING 15 IN MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTH AFRICA UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.