World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Owen M. Giles
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON JANUARY 17, 1941. REPORTED TO THE RECEPTION STATION AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, HE WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER WITH AIR FORCES HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN NORTH AFRICA WITH WING HEADQUARTERS, AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR IN AUGUST 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.