World War II Honoree

Kenneth Robert Faux, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Butler, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Kenneth R. Faux, Jr.

Relationship

Son

ENTERED NAVAL V-5 FLIGHT PROGRAM IN DECEMBER 1942. THE V-5 CONCEPT WAS ORIGINALLY A FAST TRACK FOR ENLISTEES TO BECOME PILOTS. THE NAVY INITIATED THE V-12 PROGRAM DURING THAT PERIOD, CHANGING THE PROGRAM TO A MORE COLLEGE EDUCATION AND OFFICER TRAINING BASED PROGRAM FOR AVIATION CADETS IN PROCESS OR WHO QUALIFIED FOR V-12. COMMENCED TRAINING IN JULY, 1943 AT BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, WITH TWO SEMESTERS OF ENGINEERING. THE V-12 STUDENTS TOOK CLASSES WITH CIVILIANS AND WERE CONSIDERED APPRENTICE SEAMEN. NEXT STOP WAS THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FLIGHT PREPARATION SCHOOL IN MARCH, 1944. PRE FLIGHT TRAINING WAS AT CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. THE NAVY ALSO USED SPORTS AS A RECRUITING TOOL AND PUT TOGETHER THE CLOUDBUSTERS TEAMS IN SEVERAL SPORTS, BASED AT CHAPEL HILL. PRIMARY TRAINING FOLLOWED AT NAVAL AIR STATION BUNKER HILL, INDIANA. SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETED INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED COURSES AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA PRIOR TO END OF HOSTILITIES. SEPARATED AT SAMSON, NEW YORK NAVAL STATION, SEPTEMBER 27, 1945.