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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Austin W. Gilham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 10, 1937 UNTIL DECEMBER 4, 1945. SERVED AS A PILOT FROM LATE 1942 UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. FLEW THE FIRST TROOPS FROM NORTH AFRICA TO SICILY AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY INVASION AND FLEW MANY MISSIONS FROM ENGLAND. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.