World War II Honoree

Lawrence J. Dunn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Honored By

Lawrence J. Dunn, Jr.

Relationship

Son

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1010TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS AN AIRPLANE ARMORER GUNNER IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, AIR COMBAT BALKANS AND BECOMING PRISONER OF WAR DURING 25TH MISSION ON 15 MARCH 1944 TILL THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.