World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Windell Gasaway
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ravia, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1940. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN ENGLAND. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. AUTHORIZED 2 PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATIONS FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF MASTER SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.