World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack W. Elston
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Paul, Minnesota
Honored By
His Wife Joan & Children Nadine, Kay, Bobbie, Todd
ENLISTED JANUARY 12, 1942 AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE INDIA CHINA WING, AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND, 10TH AIR FORCE. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT FOR PARTICIPATING IN 28 OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS IN UNARMED, HEAVILY LOADED TRANSPORT AIRPLANES THROUGH THE COMBAT ZONES OF UPPER ASSAM, BURMA AND SOUTHWEST CHINA. ALSO SERVED FROM JULY 1943 TO MARCH 1944 IN NYSIA, NAGA HILLS, BURMA AND MISHMIE HILLS, NORTHWEST INDIA DOING SIGNAL CORPS WORK WHILE LIVING WITH NAGA AND MISHMIE NATIVES.