World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Cecil E. Gillespie
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Winterset, Iowa
Honored By
Lori Ryner
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN 99TH SQUADRON, 9TH BOMB GROUP, 313TH BOMBARDMENT WING. PARTICIPATED IN 27 SUCCESSFUL B-29 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER JAPAN. FLEW OVER USS MISSOURI ON V-J DAY. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS.