World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Franklin Dunford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Grady, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FOR TRAINING AS AN AERIAL ENGINEER. COMPLETED THE DEFENSE BLUEPRINT READING SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA IN 1942. THEN GRADUATED FROM AIRPLANE MECHANIC SCHOOL IN 1943. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.