World War II Honoree

Howard E. Gunton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Howard E. Gunton, Jr.

Relationship

Son

AIR COMBAT WITH 22ND BOMB GROUP, 408TH BOMB SQUADRON IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER (FEBRUARY 1942-JUNE 1943) AND WITH 5TH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE GROUP, 37TH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER (OCTOBER 1944-JULY 1945). AWARDED: DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE FOR ACTION IN PAPUA; ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS; EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS; AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL; AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL; AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.