World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Eugene Becker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hornell, New York
Honored By
Joan A. Becker
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATRE AND ON TINIAN ISLAND WITH 58TH BOMB WING. SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER ON THE 'READY BETTY'. WAS ABROAD A PLANE THAT FLEW OVER THE USS MISSOURI WHEN THE PEACE TREATY WAS BEING SIGNED. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND 3 AIR MEDALS.