World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene F. Potts
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT LAS VEGAS ARMY AIR FIELD, NEVADA; AND SALT LAKE CITY ARMY AIR BASE, UTAH. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN ENGLAND DURING THE WAR, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER (4 AWARDS), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.