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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles Preece

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

Family & Friends

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Activity During WWII

ENLISTED AND WAS SENT TO PEARL HARBOR. HE ARRIVED IN 1939 AND TRAINED AS A MECHANIC AT HICKAM FIELD. NOT FOND OF THE WORK, HE TRANSFERRED INTO DISPATCHING AND WAS ON DUTY THE MORNING OF THE ATTACK, COORDINATING TRUCKS THAT WERE TO MEET A GROUP OF B-17 BOMBERS DUE TO ARRIVE FROM CALIFORNIA.