World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Athan Baskous
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Schenectady, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
Served in the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946, and was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. The focus of his military service involved controlling the malaria epidemic that was devastating our troops in the South Pacific.