World War II Honoree

Daniel James Cepa

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Maria Holmes

Relationship

Daughter

HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AS A WEATHER OBSERVER. HE WAS STATIONED AT TURNER FIELD, ALBANY, GEORGIA WITH THE FOURTH WEATHER SQUADRON, AND LATER IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA WITH THE NINTH WEATHER SQUADRON. HE SERVED OVERSEAS IN CUBA, TRINIDAD, JAMAICA AND PUERTO RICO WITH THE NINTH WEATHER SQUADRON. DURING WWII, THE NINTH WEATHER SQUADRON WAS A PART OF A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF WEATHER FORECASTERS. THEY SUPPLIED WEATHER REPORTS FOR PLANES FLYING FROM THE U.S. TO AFRICA BY WAY OF BELEM, BRAZIL AND ASCENSION ISLAND. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FORECASTING FOR THE PLANES RETURNING FROM EUROPE AND AFRICA WITH WOUNDED. THE NINTH WEATHER SQUADRON SUPPLIED THE WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE B-29 TRAINING SQUADRONS THAT WERE TO BE USED TO BOMB JAPAN.