World War II Honoree

John J. Alison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Micanopy, Florida

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE WAS A FIGHTER PILOT WHO LED A DARING AND UNPRECEDENTED AIR ATTACK DURING THE ALLIED INVASION OF BURMA. HE WAS SELECTED BY GENERAL HENRY 'HAP' ARNOLD, COMMANDER OF THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES, FOR A TOP SECRET MISSION THAT FLEW OVER 9,000 TROOPS, NEARLY 1,300 MULES AND 250 TONS OF SUPPLIES BEHIND ENEMY LINES IN BURMA, OVER A SIX DAY PERIOD. HE RETIRED A BRIGADIER GENERAL.