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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Blake Chester Walden

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Holstein, Iowa

Honored By

Holstein American Legion

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

INDUCTED APRIL 1942.TRAINED AS AN AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT SPECIALIST. DEPLOYED IN JULY 1942 TO PANAMA CANAL. SQUADRON RETURNED TO STATES TO BECOME A TRAINING SQUADRON FOR A VARIETY OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FROM P-38 TO P-51. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 1945.