World War II Honoree

Arthur Rhett Garner, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Timmonsville, South Carolina

Honored By

Classmate

HE ENTERED INTO ACTIVE DUTY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AIR FORCE FOR PILOT TRAINING. TRAINED AS A BOMBER PILOT IN TEXAS, FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS IN EUROPE, AND EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A MAJOR.