World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James M. Bacus
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Alton, Illinois
Honored By
Meredith J. Bacus
Relationship
Sister-in-Law
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. BOMBARDIER. STATIONED IN ENGLAND WITH THE 9TH US AIR FORCE AS CREWMAN ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER 'MITCH'S BITCH' WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION OF FRANCE AND THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE REST OF THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT UNTIL V-E DAY. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC) AIR MEDAL.