World War II Honoree

Leo F. Hass, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED NAVY FLIGHT TRAINING AND WAS AWARDED HIS GOLD NAVAL AVIATOR WINGS. SERVED AS A NAVY PILOT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR WITH A PATROL BOMBING SQUADRON (VPB-109). FLEW PB4Y-2 'PRIVATEER' AIRCRAFT IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN AREA. HIS SQUADRON PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLES FOR IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.