World War II Honoree

Carl Willis Prince

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pickens County, South Carolina

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Relationship

Classmate

HE WAS CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY IN JULY, 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH PHOTO SQUADRON OF THE FIFTH AIR FORCE, HAD TRAINING ASSIGNMENTS IN THE STATES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND SHIPPED OUT TO THE PACIFIC, WHERE HE SERVED FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND NEW GUINEA, HELPING TO RECORD MCARTHUR'S ISLAND HOPPING CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE JAPANESE.