World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Verlin Clinton Gale
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Maxwell, Iowa
Honored By
Captain Dewayne Bennett
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE ON FEBRUARY 11, 1943. SERVED AS A B-17 WAIST GUNNER WITH THE 545TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 384TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY). FLEW 31 INDIVIDUAL SORTIES OVER FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (ARMY), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON OCTOBER 5, 1945.