World War II Honoree

Harry W. Helm

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

SERGEANT. ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES ON AUGUST 5, 1942 AT PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY AND BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. NEXT ASSIGNED TO MIAMI BEACH ARMY AIR FORCES TRAINING CENTER, FLORIDA FOR TRAINING, MILITARY SKILL QUALIFICATION TESTING AND PLACEMENT. NEXT ASSIGNED TO U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES SCHOOL OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND NATIONAL SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, AT KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. ASSIGNED TO BAER ARMY AIRFIELD, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, PERFORMING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DUTIES. THEN TO HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA FROM FEBRUARY 1943 TO AUGUST 1945, PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON BOMBER AIRCRAFT IN STAGING FOR TRANSIT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO SALINAS ARMY AIR BASE, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 1945 TO PROCESS AND SERVICE NEW B-29 SUPER FORTRESS BOMBER AIRCRAFT IN STAGING AND TRANSIT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FOR THE MISSION OF BOMBING THE ENEMY'S HOME ISLAND. TO TOPEKA ARMY AIRFIELD, KANSAS, FOR OUTPROCESSING FROM U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES ON FEBRUARY 19, 1946 FROM FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.