World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph A. Colmer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Farmer City, Illinois
Honored By
John W. Overton
SERVED WITH THE 86TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 79TH FIGHTER GROUP, 12TH AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. AIRPLANE MECHANIC (SHEET METAL WORKER), MAINTENANCE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. WITNESSED ERUPTION OF MT. VESUVIUS. NARROWLY MISSED BY GERMAN ME-109 PLANES DURING STRAFING ATTACK.