World War II Honoree

Thomas H. Crouch, M.D.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Douglas, Arizona

Honored By

Celeste Crouch

Relationship

Daughter-in-law

HE WAS ALREADY THE BASE SURGEON AT BIGGS ARMY AIR BASE, TEXAS AT THE START OF WWII AND HE MAINTAINED A FLYING CADET EXAMINING STATION IN WILLIAM BEAUMONT GENERAL HOSPITAL. IN 1942 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO PUEBLO ARMY AIR BASE, COLORADO, AS BASE SURGEON AND HOSPITAL COMMANDER. IN 1943 HE WAS ASSIGNED AS BASE SURGEON, FAIRMONT ARMY AIR FIELD, GENEVA, NEBRASKA. DURING THE PERIOD AUGUST 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 1946, HE SERVED AS SURGEON, 315TH BOMB WING, PETERSON FIELD, COLORADO; VII BOMBER COMMAND, SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS AND HAWAII; SURGEON, 7TH AIR FORCE, OKINAWA AND AS DEPUTY SURGEON, 5TH AIR FORCE AT TOKYO AND NAGOYA, JAPAN.