World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Jesse Hawes, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tallahassee, Florida
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN NOVEMBER 1941 AND WAS A MASTER SERGEANT PILOT, SERVING IN BURMA AND CHINA WITH THE FIRST AIR COMMANDO GROUP IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL ORDE C. WINGATE AND HIS CHINDITS IN THEIR SECOND BURMA CAMPAIGN. HE RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, BRONZE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND INVASION ARROWHEAD.