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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clay Gammon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Marland, Noble County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942, AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A TAIL GUNNER, INCLUDING FLYING COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR, INCLUDING RECEIVING A DIRECT COMMISSION AS A LIEUTENANT, AND SERVED UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT.