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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Coley Altman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Manning, South Carolina

Honored By

Nelson McLeod

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY ARMY AIR FORCES ON 9 APRIL 1943. TRAINED AT GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, GREELEY, COLORADO, BAER FIELD, INDIANA, AND SEDALIA, MISSOURI. OVERSEAS SERVICE IN EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 27 FEBRUARY 1944 UNTIL 8 AUGUST 1945. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (RHINELAND, ARDENNES, ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY, AND CENTRAL EUROPE). HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL FROM THE 89TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON AT CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA ON 21 SEPTEMBER 1945.