World War II Honoree

Lindel Ray Frailey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Black Oak, Indiana

Honored By

Jackie Harris

Relationship

Niece

JOINED FEBRUARY 6, 1946. BASIC TRAINING AT SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS IN SAN ANTONIO. SENT TO CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE IN RANTOUL, ILLINOIS; ATTENDED WEATHER SCHOOL. AFTER, SENT TO SCOTT FIELD IN BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS TO TELETYPE MECHANIC SCHOOL AND TO TINKER AIR FORCE BASE IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO AWAIT ASSIGNMENT TO A WEATHER STATION. THE LATTER PART OF 1946, SERVED IN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA AND ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. ASSIGNED TO THE WEATHER STATION AT ADAK IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ARRIVING THERE IN FEBRUARY 1947. SPENT 13 MONTHS TOTAL IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, 9 MONTHS ON ADAK, 3 ON ATKA AND THE LAST MONTH AT UMNAK. ARRIVED IN SEATTLE ON EASTER SUNDAY 1948 AND SENT TO CHANUTE FIELD IN RANTOUL, ILLINOIS. AFTER SERVING AS CHIEF OBSERVER THE FINAL 6 MONTHS OF HIS ENLISTMENT, HE WAS DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 5, 1949.