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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard C. 'Dick' Bertram

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Roland, Arkansas

Honored By

Sheila Parsley Young

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JOINED IN 1939 AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AT CLARK FIELD, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AFTER JAPANESE INVASION ON DECEMBER 8, 1941, HE ESCAPED CAPTURE UNTIL APRIL 12, 1942. HE WAS IN THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH AND A POW FOR THE NEXT 2 1/2 YEARS, INCLUDING TIME AS A POW IN JAPAN.