World War II Honoree

Lyle Maeyers Alexander

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Snyder, Texas

Honored By

Julia Terry

Relationship

Niece

HE SERVED IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE BASED IN ITALY FLYING 50 MISSIONS IN B-24 AIRCRAFT IN THE DAYTIME RAIDS OVER ROMANIA AND GERMANY. UPON COMPLETION, HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE DISTINGUISHED BATTLE UNIT CITATION AND MANY OTHER AWARDS. UPON DISCHARGE, HE JOINED THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND SERVED ADDITIONAL SEVENTEEN YEARS AND RETIRED AS A MAJOR.