World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Antonio Gutierrez
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brownsville, Texas
Honored By
G. Holcomb
SERVED AS A FIGHTER PLANE CREW CHIEF WITH THE 308TH PURSUIT SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. INVOLVED IN THE ROME-ARNO AIR OFFENSIVE IN EUROPE AND SOUTHERN FRANCE AND PARTICIPATED IN AIR OFFENSIVES IN ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, THE BALKANS, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. HE ENLISTED OCTOBER 30, 1940 AND SERVED UNTIL APRIL 29, 1945, HAVING SPENT THREE YEARS OVERSEAS.