World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sanford N. 'Sandy' Aroneck
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Syracuse, New York
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCES IN 1942. SELECTED FOR THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM AND ASSIGNED TO FLYING TRAINING AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AND PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.