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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John B. Cording, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A C-47 PILOT. HE WAS AN AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON COMMANDER AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT WITH THE 1340TH AND 1365TH IN THE CHINA BURMA INDIA (CBI) CAMPAIGN. HE FLEW 35 MISSIONS OVER THE HIMALAYAS, 'THE HUMP'. RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.