World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Michael J. Cicon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Exeter, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JUNE 8, 1942 UNTIL AUGUST 21, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 135TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT. PARTICIPATED IN THE RAID OF THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS LOCATED IN ROMANIA. HE WAS A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR FOR 13 MONTHS. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.