World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Cornell, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Cornell Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1060TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A ARMORER GUNNER IN RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, ARMY AIR FORCE CREW MEMBER BADGE AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.