World War II Honoree

Everett P. Bethune, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Honored By

Ann Markin Bethune, Martha Lee Turpin , Everett P. Bethune III, Lexington, KY.

Relationship

Wife and Children

U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS DURING WWII ON THE B-24 BOMBER CREW, AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND TOP TURRET GUNNER WITH THE 'FLYING TIGERS' IN CHINA. HE FLEW 32 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER OCCUPIED CHINA AND BURMA. HE WAS AWARDED TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES, TWO AIR MEDALS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, TWO PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS, CHINA MEMORIAL MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND TWO MARKSMANSHIP MEDALS.