World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph R. Efird
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oakboro, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, WAIST GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. MEMBER OF ROBERT RYAN CREW. ON JUNE 11, 1944 THE 'LOUISIANA LULLLABY', WAS ATTACKED AND SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE AND HE WAS WOUNDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO BASE AND LANDED AT WADKE ISLAND.