World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merle K. Green
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lathrop, Missouri
Honored By
Adam Cockrum
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS CREW CHIEF AND FLIGHT ENGINEER ON C-47 AIRCRAFT. HE WAS AWARDED 2 AIR MEDALS, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC-THEATER RIBBON, AND 5 BATTLE STARS. RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE WITH THE RANK OF SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT.