World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Leroy Dains
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Macoupin County, Illinois
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
Enlisted 31 December 1940 as an Aviation Cadet at East Saint Louis, Illinois. February 1941 Primary flight training Tulsa, Oklahoma. Basic flight training Randolph Field, Texas. 15 August 1941 Advanced Class 41-F 62nd School Squadron, Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas. Curtis P-36A Hawk, 46th Pursuit Squadron, 15th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field. Killed by friendly fire returning from an aerial victory over the Kaaawa Valley area.