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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henry W. Wegiel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Indian Orchard, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church III

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN AVIATION CADET IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE. ENTERED THE SERVICE FROM INDIAN ORCHARD, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1943 AT FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS, AND TOOK BASIC TRAINING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. AS AN OFFICER IN TRAINING, HE ATTENDED COLLEGE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND ATTENDED FLIGHT TRAINING IN INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS AND IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. IN MONROE, LOUISIANA, ATTENDED FLIGHT NAVIGATOR SCHOOL. THE WAR WAS OVER BEFORE FLIGHT TRAINING WAS COMPLETE, AT WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.