World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Johnson Allen Nye, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
ENTERED SERVICE DECEMBER 1, 1941. RADAR INSTRUCTOR OF TECHNICAL RADAR WITH THE 8TH AIR CORPS, 2ND AIR DIVISION. OVERSEAS SERVICE TO ENGLAND AND EUROPE MAY 1943 TO MAY 1945. MEDALS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON 6 BATTLE STARS, BRONZE STAR, CROIX DE GUERRE, LEGION OF MERIT. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 17, 1945. IN 1949, RETURNED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE. RETIRED 1965.