World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon L. Dupont
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Dupont Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1379TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES, PO VALLEY, NORMANDY, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 10 BATTLE STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.