World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Owen Russell Yetter
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Corydon, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
GRADUATED FROM CADET SCHOOL IN WACO, TEXAS AND WENT INTO TRAINING AT LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, WHERE HE RECEIVED HIS WINGS AS A FIGHTER PILOT THE JOIN THE AIR CORPS. SPENT THREE YEARS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH THE 49TH FIGHTER GROUP. 54TH AIR FORCE, 9TH SQUADRON. SHOT DOWN AND RESCUED AND WAS SENT TO THE 42ND AMERICAN HOSPITAL, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA.