World War II Honoree

Joseph Dominic Dantonio

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Eugene Haldas

Relationship

Friend

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. REGULAR ARMY AIR CORPS. SERVED AS STAFF SERGEANT CREW CHIEF AND FLIGHT ENGINEER. HAD BASIC TRAINING AT FORT GEORGE MEADE, MARYLAND PRIOR TO ATTENDING CHANUTE FIELD AERONAUTICAL SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATION, WAS ASSIGNED TO FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, PRIOR TO DEPARTURE TO KARACHI, INDIA. HE PROVIDED TRAINING ON P-66 AND P-43 AIRCRAFT TO CHINA AIR FORCE CREWS. IN AUGUST 1942 WAS ASSIGNED TO CHABUA AND MOHANBARI IN UPPER ASSAM, INDIA, WHERE HE FLEW C-47 SUPPORT MISSIONS THROUGHOUT INDIA AND NORTH BURMA INCLUDING FOOD DROPS. IN 1943/1944 FLEW OVER THE HUMP INTO CHINA ON C-46 AIRCRAFT . THEATER OF OPERATION: CHINA-BURMA-INDIA; MEDALS AND CITATIONS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE (PRESIDENTIAL CITATION), SERVED FROM JULY 14,1941 TO SEPTEMBER 12, 1945.