World War II Honoree

Kermit Dahms

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Vernon, Alabama

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

RECEIVED SPECIAL TRAINING IN ILLINOIS AND OGDEN, UTAH BEFORE DEPLOYING OVERSEAS. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA, IN CHENTU, CHINA, NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER AS A CRYPTOLOGIST AT A WEATHER STATION. WHILE STATIONED THERE, HE ASSISTED MISSIONARIES TO ESCAPE TO SAFETY FROM JAPANESE FORCES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.