World War II Honoree

Alex D. Andreoni

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Relationship

Self

CORPORAL-ARMAMENT/GROUND CREWMAN, B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBERS. INDUCTED AT CAMP GRANT, CHICAGO, WITH BASIC TRAINING AT AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL, MIAMI, FLORIDA. ASSIGNED OVERSEAS WITH THE US 8TH AIR FORCE, 511ST BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY), 351ST BOMB GROUP, STATIONED AT POLEBROOK ARMY AIR FORCE BASE, ENGLAND. REASSIGNED TEMPORARY DUTY TO THE BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE FOR ARMAMENT INSTRUCTION TO REFUGEE ENLISTEES FROM POLAND AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. RETURNED TO THE ARMY AIR FORCE TRAINING CENTER, MAXWELL FIELD, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, FOR B-29 'SUPER-FORTRESS' BOMBER TRAINING AND RE-DEPLOYMENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATER BUT JAPAN CAPITULATED; HENCE, WAS RELEASED FROM FURTHER SERVICE. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.