World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Zane Owen Whitlow
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT LAS VEGAS ARMY AIR FIELD, NEVADA; AND SIOUX CITY ARMY AIR BASE, IOWA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN ENGLAND, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS (5 AWARDS), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR (5 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.