World War II Honoree

John O. Muessig

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Newark, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

FLEW OVER 'THE HUMP' IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER DURING THE WAR. EARNED MANY MEDALS, INCLUDING HIS AIR CREW WINGS, THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL, THE U.S. AIR FORCE EMBLEM AND THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA EMBLEM, AS WELL AS THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON AND THE CHINESE AIR FORCE REPUBLIC OF CHINA AWARD.