World War II Honoree

Clarence Dugan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Canton, Ohio

Honored By

Charles H. Jacobs

Relationship

Former co-worker

SENT TO WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS AND THEN TO SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TRAINING, WAS TRANSFERRED TO MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI AND ASSIGNED TO 27TH BOMB GROUP. DECEMBER 12, 1942 SAILED FROM CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY TO ORAN, AFRICA. AFTER EXTENSIVE TRAINING, ENTERED COMBAT AT TUNIS, AFRICA. MOVED TO SICILY, THEN TO SALERNO, TO NAPLES, ITALY AND THE AIRFIELDS AT ANZIO AND ROME. TRANSFERRED TO CORSICA FOR THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN EUROPE, ENTERED FRANCE AT A FIELD NORTH OF MARSEILLES, THEN TO LYON, FRANCE. MOVED TO NANCY, FRANCE AND THEN TO MANNHEIM, GERMANY. ARRIVED NEW YORK VIA THE QUEEN MARY ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1945.