World War II Honoree

Paul R. Nagle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN MAY 1942. MOBILIZED IN THE FALL OF 1942 AS AN AVIATION CADET. ASSIGNED TO THE CENTRAL TRAINING COMMAND AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS; THEN AT CUERO, TEXAS FOR PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING; AND THEN TO WACO, TEXAS FOR ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING. GRADUATED, AWARDED PILOT WINGS AND COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. ASSIGNED TO LIBERAL, KANSAS FOR 4-ENGINE TRANSITION TRAINING AND FLEW B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' AND B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBERS. ALSO SERVED AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. LATER FLEW B-29 'SUPERFORTRESS' BOMBERS AT BIGGS FIELD, EL PASO, TEXAS. SERVED AT VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 27, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FOLLOWING THE WAR.