World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Edward Freeland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tell City, Indiana
Honored By
Daughter
TRAINED FOR NEARLY A YEAR TO BE A PILOT. HE WAS STILL STATESIDE AND AT THE END OF HIS TRAINING WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A TRAINING EXERCISE. HE SUFFERED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY, WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR WEEKS, AND WAS THEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.