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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lowrie Welton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hodgen, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AIRCREW TRAINING, WAS AWARDED HIS SILVER PILOT WINGS AND COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER PILOT DURING THE WAR AND CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.