World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Nunes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Joseph, Jonathan, Robert Nunes, Deborah Wieclaw
Relationship
Sons and Daughter
SERVED WITH THE 7TH AIR FORCE, 11TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP HEAVY, 42ND SQUADRON. AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC, AIRPLANE MACHINE GUNNER, CREW CHIEF/FLIGHT ENGINEER, B-17 AIRCRAFT. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SURVIVOR OF THE ATTACK ON HICKAM FIELD; DECEMBER 7, 1941 AND FOUGHT AT MIDWAY, WAKE, ESPIRITU SANTO, GUADALCANAL, AND NORTH SOLOMON ISLANDS CAMPAIGN, 1940/1943. SERVED 1940 TO 1945.