World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Daniel Garth 'Dan' Osborn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Billings, Noble County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 16, 1942 IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. APPLIED, AND WAS SELECTED FOR AIRCREW TRAINING IN THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM AS A PILOT. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TRAINING, WAS EARMARKED FOR FOLLOW-ON TRAINING, AWARDED HIS SILVER PILOT WINGS AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. NEXT, ASSIGNED FOR TRANSITION FLYING TRAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT HE WOULD FLY IN COMBAT. SERVED AS A PILOT DURING THE WAR, WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1945, AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.