World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jesse Auton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Demossville, Kentucky
Honored By
Robert Snow
HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT AND SERVED WITH THE 20TH FIGHTER GROUP AS ITS COMMANDING OFFICER, AS COMMANDER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AIR DEFENSE WING AND AS COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE 65TH FIGHTER WING, 8TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND 1944-1945.