World War II Honoree

Joseph R. Nanney, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Spindale, North Carolina

Honored By

Barbara Ann Nanney

Relationship

Daughter

NOSE GUNNER ON B-24 LIBERATOR BASED IN ITALY. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NORTH APENNINES GO WD 40 45, PO VALLEY GO 40 WD 45, RHINELAND LTR HEADQUARTERS EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS USA 45, CENTRAL EUROPE GO 46 WD 45, AIR COMBAT BALKANS LTR MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS USA 45. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH ONE SILVER STAR, ONE OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL GO 23 HEADQUARTERS 465TH BOMB GROUP 45, PURPLE HEART GO 12 HEADQUARTERS 26 GENERAL HOSPITAL. WOUNDED IN REGENSBURG, GERMANY, ON 16 FEBRUARY 1945.