World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence L. Withers, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Honored By
VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN JUNE 1941. PARTICIPATED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HIS OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED THE 85TH BOMB SQUADRON AND 47TH BOMB GROUP. HE WAS ASSIGNED AS THE ARMAMENT CHIEF WITH THE RANK OF MASTER SERGEANT. RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS BRONZE STAR.