World War II Honoree

Robert Emmett Reagan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Honored By

Robert Emmett Reagan

Relationship

Self

ENLISTED ON MAY 6, 1944 IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ARMY AIR FORCE BASIC TRAINING AT SHEPPARD FIELD, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS FROM MAY 20TH TO JULY 14, 1944. B-17 AND B-29 TRAINING AT LOWRY FIELD, DENVER, COLORADO FROM JULY 20TH TO NOVEMBER 10, 1944. GUNNERY TRAINING, BUCKINGHAM FIELD, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA FROM NOVEMBER 11, 1944 TO MARCH 15, 1945. B-29 FLIGHT TRAINING, DAVIS-MONTHAN FIELD, TUCSON, ARIZONA FROM MAY 6, 1945 TO JULY 17, 1945. IN AUGUST 1945, JOINED AND SERVED WITH THE 39TH BOMB SQUADRON, 6TH BOMB GROUP, 313TH WING, 20TH AIR FORCE ON THE ISLAND OF TINIAN IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. QUALIFIED TO OPERATE TOP TURRET MACHINE GUN REMOTELY IN TYPE B-29 AIRCRAFT FOR PROTECTION OF PLANE AND CREW. INSPECTED, CLEANED AND SERVICED MACHINE GUNS AND POWER TURRETS. LOCATED AND CORRECTED MALFUNCTION IN TURRETS. ADJUSTED SIGHTING MECHANISMS AND INSTALLED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT RELATED TO CENTRAL FIRE CONTROL. PERFORMED FIRST AND SECOND ECHELON MAINTENANCE WORK ON FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON APRIL 22, 1946 AT CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN MEDAL AND EASTERN MANDATES MEDAL.