World War II Honoree

Sidney Bartlett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hollywood, California

Honored By

John Peterson

HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING WWII AS A CAPTAIN AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY PICTORIAL SERVICE. HE THEN BECAME MAJOR GENERAL CARL SPAATZ'S AIDE-DE-CAMP. WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND, HE WAS TRANSFERRED THERE AND JOINED THE STAFF OF THE EIGHTH'S BOMBER COMMAND AS AN INTELLIGENCE ASSISTANT. THERE HE CAME INTO DAILY CONTACT WITH THE INNER WORKINGS OF AIR FORCE COMMANDERS IN ENGLAND, AND WAS A CLOSE OBSERVER OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EIGHTH INTO A POWERFUL COMBAT FORCE. IN NOVEMBER 1944, HE BECAME THE WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FOR THE B-29, 315TH BOMB WING AND SERVED WITH IT ON GUAM.