World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
L. D. Whorton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rssellville, Arkansas
Honored By
Sheila Parsley Young
Relationship
Amirer
SERVED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER ON B-29 AIRCRAFT WITH THE 794TH BOMB GROUP FROM FEBRUARY 1943 TO AUGUST 1945. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 5 TIMES, THE BRONZE STAR WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE ARMY SERVICE MEDAL.