World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Strother Thomas Rankin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sciotoville, Ohio
Honored By
Son
HIS B-17 WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED OVER GERMANY ON HIS FIRST MISSION. CREW PARACHUTED, BUT PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE ABLE TO FLY SAFELY TO BELGIUM. SPENT 13 MONTHS IN STALAG 17B NEAR KREMS, AUSTRIA.