World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John C. Elkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Geronimo, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. STATIONED IN AUSTRALIA, FIJI, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, ON MOROTAI IN THE SPICE ISLANDS IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, ON NEW CALEDONIA ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, AND SAMOA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.