World War II Honoree

Clarence Everett 'Jerry' Giraud

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fulton, South Dakota

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

JOINED THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN 1941. HE WAS STATIONED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND FLEW RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS. HE LATER COMMANDED A PHOTOGRAPHY SQUADRON AT BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE. HE ALSO SERVED AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE IN NEBRASKA, DEVELOPING AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE METHODS. HE THEN BECAME AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AT THE PENTAGON AND WAS LATER STATIONED IN FLORIDA.