World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James R. Dunn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
AFTER GRADUATING FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING IN 1943, WORKED AT A NEW JERSEY AERONAUTICS COMPANY THAT PRODUCED ENGINES FOR B-29 'SUPERFORTRESS' BOMBER AIRCRAFT. DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AND SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. WORKED ON B-29 BOMBERS AT IWO JIMA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.