World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Paul D. Waite
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
TECHNICAL SERGEANT, RADIO OPERATOR, B-24 LIBERATOR, 320TH SQUADRON (MOBY DICK), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED DECEMBER 1, 1943. HIS PLANE WAS ONE OF MORE THAN FORTY B-24'S THAT BOMBED WEWAK. ALL OF THE TAIL POSITION WAS SHOT OUT BY ENEMY FIRE AND THE PLANE CRASHED NEAR KARAU. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 1316.