World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard Newton Wilson, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Springfield, Missouri
Honored By
8th Air Corps
GRADUATED FROM DALLAS AVIATION SCHOOL AND BOEING AVIATION SCHOOL. STATESIDE ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; SPOKANE, WASHINGTON; FRESNO, CALIFORNIA; PENDLETON, OREGON; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH; JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI; MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON; DREW FIELD, TAMPA, FLORIDA AND DALHART, TEXAS. ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WERE IE SHIMA AND OKINAWA, WITH STOPOVERS AT PEARL HARBOR, ENIWETOK AND KWAJALEIN. SERVED AS AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MECHANIC, AIR CORPS TECHNICAL SUPPLY AND SUB DEPOT INSPECTOR.