World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul A. Egert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Patricia H. Egert
Relationship
Widow
CORPORAL. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE THE FOLLOWING BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. AWARDED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND A UNIT CITATION WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. PART OF 486TH BOMB SQUADRON, 340TH BOMB GROUP. ENTERED ON MAY 22, 1942 AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN OCTOBER, 1945.