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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles Edward Pepper

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Melrose, Massachusetts

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIRST JOINED IN 1943 U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE AS CADET IN BTC NUMBER 10, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, THEN TRANSFERRED TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS, ST. LOUIS. THEN WENT TO CAMP STONEHAM, CALIFORNIA, THEN WENT TO NEW GUINEA TO 308TH BOMB WING HEAVY FIFTH AIR FORCE. INVADED LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN 1944 AND INVADED LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA IN 1945. AT THE END OF THE WAR WENT SEOUL, KOREA, OCCUPATION FORCES. TRANSFERRED HOME TO FORT DEVENS AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED.