World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gene Funderburg
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lawton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENROLLED IN THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM WHILE AT TEXAS A&M COLLEGE AND THEN JOINED THE ARMY AIR FORCES AFTER HIS FRESHMAN YEAR. SERVED AS A P-51 'MUSTANG' FIGHTER PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. WOUNDED IN ACTION BY ENEMY FLAK WHILE ESCORTING BOMBER AIRCRAFT OVER BELGIUM. AWARDED THE SOLDIER'S MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JUNE 7, 1947 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.