World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Basil Chapman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; KEESLER FIELD AT BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI; TRUAX ARMY AIR FIELD AT MADISON, WISCONSIN; BOWMAN FIELD AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY; DALLAS, TEXAS; AND SALT LAKE CITY ARMY AIR BASE, UTAH. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA, WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCES DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH 1 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AIR MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT IN COMBAT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.