World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Allen Glendening
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER AERIAL GUNNER IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 26TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY), 11TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP. PARTICIPATED IN OVER 30 COMBAT MISSIONS AND FLEW FROM AIRFIELDS INCLUDING HAWKINS FIELD, TARAWA IN THE GILBERT ISLANDS; ENIWETOK ATOLL AIRFIELD AND KWAJALEIN AIRFIELD IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS; AGANA AIRFIELD, GUAM IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; AND YONTAN AIRFIELD, OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.