World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Truman L. Gathright
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT KEESLER FIELD AT BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI; AND CHANUTE FIELD AT RANTOUL, ILLINOIS. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.