World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Santa Barbara, California
Honored By
Grateful Fellow Americans
IN 1942, HE BEGAN HIS MILITARY DUTY AT FORT MASON IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA WHERE HE LOADED CONVOY SHIPS. DUE TO POOR EYESIGHT, HE WAS REASSIGNED TO NARRATING MILITARY PREFLIGHT TRAINING FILMS. HIS MILITARY CAREER ENDED BY 1945.