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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Warren G. Cornett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: MAJOR. HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS OCTOBER 24, 1941 AS AN ENLISTEE AND WAS LATER ACCEPTED INTO THE OFFICERS CANDIDATE TRAINING PROGRAM. RECEIVED HIS TRAINING IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, FORT LOGAN, COLORADO, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND BOLLING FIELD, WASHINGTON, D.C. SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER AND THE EUROPEAN THEATER. DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1946 AND IS MEMORIALIZED AT THE SICILY-ROME AMERICAN CEMETERY, NETTUNO, ITALY. DECORATIONS: PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.