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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Mario Chiarlanza

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Americo V. Vasso

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1940. HE SERVED AT CHINOOK FIELD, ILLINOIS, SANTA ANA AIR BASE, CALIFORNIA, GARDNER FIELD, CALIFORNIA AND WHEELER FIELD AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. HE WAS A CREW CHIEF SERVICING P-40 FIGHTER PLANES AT WHEELER FIELD, HAWAII DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE HAD BEEN STATIONED AT WHEELER FIELD FROM JUNE 1, 1941 TO JUNE OF 1942. HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PEARL HARBOR, WWII AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDALS.