World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Kenneth 'Jack' Reader
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Methuen, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE WAS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE 96TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE BASED FROM SNETERTON HEATH, ENGLAND. AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND TAIL GUNNER ON B-17 LIBERATOR BOMBERS, HE SERVED IN 27 MISSIONS OVER ENEMY TERRITORY AND EARNED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR HIS SACRIFICES AND VALOR.