World War II Honoree

Howard S. Goebel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Janesville, Wisconsin

Honored By

Kim D. Sturgeon

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, ONE YEAR AT KELLY FIELD, TEXAS 1942. THEN TRANSFERRED TO NAVIGATION TRAINING SCHOOL AT HONDO, TEXAS AND RE-ASSIGNED TO OPERATIONS. THEN TRANSFERRED TO NAVIGATION TRAINING SCHOOL AT SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 1943-1944 AS GROUP OPERATIONS DISPATCHER. THEN OVERSEAS TO HEADQUARTERS 311TH FIGHTER GROUP IN SIAN, CHINA; 1945.