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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John J. Courtney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Honored By

G. Holcomb

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED DECEMBER 2, 1941, JUST 5 DAYS BEFORE THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. STATIONED AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS CREW CHIEF OF THE B-29 BOMBER 'ENOLA GAY' USED TO DROP THE FIRST A-BOMB ON JAPAN.