World War II Honoree

Fred Robert Winchell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Honored By

Ellen Winchell Miller

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED SEPTEMBER 23, 1944. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY MARCH 22, 1945. BASIC TRAINING; SHEPHERD FIELD, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. LOWRY FIELD, COLORADO; 16 WEEK COURSE IN REMOTE CONTROL TURRET MECHANICS SCHOOL TO SERVICE GUNS AND TURRETS ON B-29 BOMBERS. WAR ENDED AND SCHOOL STOPPED. OVERSEAS IN GERMANY WITH ARMY OF OCCUPATION; NOVEMBER 17, 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 6, 1946 AS ADMINISTRATIVE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. WORKED AS PAYROLL AND RECORDS CLERK WITH DETACHMENT B, 43RD AIR SUPPLY SQUADRON. HANDLED AIR FORCE SUPPLIES COMING IN AND OUT OF EUROPE. ARRIVED BACK IN U.S. AFTER 10 MONTHS AT CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY. DISCHARGED AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS; OCTOBER 28, 1946.