World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Young Stock Mitchell III
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
Mary Mitchell Koelmel
Relationship
Wife
20TH AIR FORCE AS AN AIRCRAFT OBSERVER (FLIGHT ENGINEER) FOR B-29'S. SERVED IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC AIR OFFENSIVE, JAPAN, SAIPAN ISLAND. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH 2 BRONZE STARS AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH 5 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.