World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl Funkhouser
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1933, LONG BEFORE THE UNITED STATES ENTERED THE WAR. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, HAMILTON FIELD AT SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA; DOUGLAS ARMY AIR FIELD, ARIZONA; AND GOWEN FIELD AT BOISE, IDAHO. SERVED FOR 3 YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER WITH THE 76TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (MEDIUM) DURING THE WAR. STATIONED AT GOWEN FIELD AT BOISE, HIS SQUADRON FLEW B-26 'MARAUDER' MEDIUM BOMBER AIRCRAFT. STAFF SERGEANT FUNKHOUSER DIED OF NON-BATTLE INJURIES ON JANUARY 14, 1942 IN A BOMBER CRASH AT BOISE. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.