World War II Honoree

Ernest H. Geurin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Little Rock, Arkansas

Honored By

Wife and Daughters

AFTER ENLISTING IN THE RESERVES IN 1941, HE WENT ON ACTIVE DUTY AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT AS AN AVIATOR CADET AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT WAR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STUDIES IN PHYSICS, MATH, AND OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, ALONG WITH FLYING TIME IN SMALL TRAINING PLANES. HE WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO SAN ANTONIO AVIATOR CADET CENTER, COMPLETING PREFLIGHT SCHOOL, RECEIVED TRAINING IN ADVANCED NAVIGATION, AND COMMISSIONED A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES.