World War II Honoree

Warren T. Franklin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Honored By

David G. Franklin

Relationship

Brother

SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER IN THE AMERICAN, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS DURING THE WAR. SUSTAINED A SEVERE BROKEN BACK INJURY IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH DURING TRAINING AND WAS HOSPITALIZED AT PECOS, TEXAS UNTIL HIS RECOVERY. SUBSEQUENTLY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS TO EUROPE AND FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS UNTIL WAR'S END. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.