World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Anthony J. Duchnowski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 315TH BOMB WING, 20TH AIR FORCE IN GUAM AND THE MARIANA ISLANDS. HE SERVED AS AN AIRPLANE ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST ASSIGNED TO A B-29 SUPERFORTRESS, WHICH LANDED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO PICKUP A CARGO OF PARACHUTES TO BE USED IN DROPPING SUPPLIES TO AMERICANS HELD AS PRISONERS OF WAR IN JAPAN. RECIPIENT OF THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A STAFF SERGEANT.