World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sturgis L. Cashon
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Haskell, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1941 AND WORKED AT LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT. ENTERED NAVAL SERVICE IN 1942. VOLUNTEERED AND WAS SELECTED FOR PILOT TRAINING. AFTER TRAINING, GRADUATED, WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN AND AWARDED HIS GOLD NAVAL AVIATOR WINGS. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AS A F4U 'CORSAIR' FIGHTER PILOT WITH U.S. MARINE CORPS FIGHTER SQUADRON VMF-452 IN 1944. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED.