World War II Honoree

Sidney Pone

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AND FOUGHT IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY. PERFORMED DUTIES AS AN AERIAL OBSERVER AND ARTILLERY SPOTTER IN LIGHT AIRCRAFT. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE NORTH APENNINES CAMPAIGN IN THE WINTER OF 1944-1945. ALSO AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. RECEIVED A SPECIAL COMMENDATION FOR SKILL AND COURAGE DURING A PERIOD OF INTENSE FIGHTING NORTH OF ROME IN THE SUMMER OF 1944. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN IN FEBRUARY 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.