World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Truman A. Billingsley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bee County, Texas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER IN 1940 AT CAMP NORMOYLE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE CAMP WAS A QUARTERMASTER ORDNANCE AND ENGINE-REPLACEMENT DEPOT FOR KELLY FIELD, SAN ANTONIO. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AREA DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CWO4.