World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jerry A. Doughty
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bellflower, California
Honored By
Jerry Doughty
Relationship
self
DRAFTED IN 1941 BUT THE AIRFORCE WAS NOT ACCEPTING DRAFTEES AT THE TIME SO ENTERED INTO THE AIRFORCE RESERVES. ALSO AN ENLISTED BOMBARDIER WHICH IS USUALLY AN OFFICERS COURSE AND WENT THROUGH CADETS AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND GRADUATED AS 43K AND BECAME A 2ND LIEUTENANT PILOT. SERVED AS A P-38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE 449TH SQUADRON WHICH WAS THE ONLY P-38 FIGHTERS IN CHINA. ALSO SERVED IN INDIA AND BURMA. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND THE PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON.