World War II Honoree

Amos Ted Harvey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

San Diego, California

Honored By

Teddie Bolt

Relationship

Granddaughter

HE WAS A P-38 FIGHTER PILOT. HE ENLISTED AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK. TRAINED IN TULARE AND TAFT CALIFORNIA, AND IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. FINISHED TRAINING IN SANTA MARIA WITH THE P-38 AIRCRAFT. HE WENT TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AND WAS SHIPPED OUT TO NEW GUINEA. THERE THEY BOMBED THE CITY OF RUBAL. THEN MOVED ON TO MANY OTHER ISLANDS. HE WAS STATIONED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HE FLEW COVER DURING THE BATTLE OF BATAAN AND THE CORREGIDOR CAVE. THEY WERE PREPARING TO INVADE JAPAN WHEN THE WAR ENDED. HE CAME BACK TO SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER.