World War II Honoree

David Waxman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Albany, New York

Honored By

Steve W. Waxman

Relationship

Son

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN MARCH, 1942, INITIALLY SERVING IN THE INFANTRY. HE LATER JOINED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORP (13TH AIR FORCE) IN THE PACIFIC THEATER FLYING OUT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS. HE WAS A PILOT OF B24 AND B25 AIRCRAFT. HE CONTINUED HIS MILITARY CAREER IN THE USAF RESERVES, ULTIMATELY SERVING AS NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, USAF, RETIRING IN 1978 WITH THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, THE LEGION OF MERIT WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE RANK MAJOR GENERAL, THE HIGHEST RANK ATTAINABLE BY A PHYSICIAN RESERVIST.