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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John Porter Waddell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Casscoe, Arkansas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

APPLIED FOR, WAS ACCEPTED FOR AIRCREW TRAINING, AND UPON COMPLETION WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT AND AWARDED HIS SILVER NAVIGATOR WINGS. SERVED AS A B-24 'LIBERATOR' HEAVY BOMBER NAVIGATOR IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.