World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Q. McCabe
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Osage, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING OFFICER OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 43RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 5TH AIR FORCE. HIS GROUP PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATIONS, BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA, AND THE HUON PENINSULA CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR.