World War II Honoree

Kenneth D. Purdy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON MARCH 4, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SELECTED FOR THE ARMY AIR FORCES, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING, AND QUALIFIED IN THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF MOTORCYCLIST (MOS 378). DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON JULY 17, 1943 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED WITH THE 1251ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY (AVIATION). HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON MARCH 16, 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS. EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.