World War II Honoree

Max Frederick Alters

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Susan Alters

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED WITH THE U.S. AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE FROM 1943 TO 1946. AS HEAD OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF THE SQUADRON OF THE 439TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, A COMPONENT OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEWIS H. BRERETON'S FIRST ALLIED AIRBORNE ARMY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN WHICH HIS ORGANIZATION WAS ENGAGED, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF THE CHERBOURG PENINSULA, AND FIVE CAMPAIGN STARS IN HIS EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON FOR THE THREE MAJOR INVASIONS OF EUROPE, NORMANDY, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND HOLLAND, AND FOR RE-SUPPLY AND EVACUATION MISSIONS IN THE FRONT LINES IN WHICH HIS SQUADRON WAS ACTIVE.