World War II Honoree

Herbert Doughty

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ladysmith, Wisconsin

Honored By

Terry Hill

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE APRIL 12, 1942. AVIATION CADET TRAINING; GRADUATED MAY 1943. WENT TO PANAMA IN JUNE 1943 AS A FIGHTER PILOT. TRANSFERRED TO CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER IN DECEMBER 1943 TO THE 80TH FIGHTER GROUP, 'THE BURMA BANSHEES'. SHOT DOWN 2 BOMBERS, ONE FIGHTER IN MARCH 1944. SWITCHED TO P-47 THUNDERBOLTS IN JUNE 1944. MOVED INTO BURMA IN AUGUST 1944. PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN AND FLIGHT COMMANDER IN MAY 1945. COMPLETED 225 COMBAT MISSIONS IN JUNE 1945. RETURNED TO U.S. IN SEPTEMBER 1945. DISCHARGED IN MARCH OF 1946.