World War II Honoree

Earl Oxford Hall, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Crawford, Texas

Honored By

Alexander Jacobs, Jr.

Relationship

Veteran

SERVED AS A PILOT OF A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER WITH THE 13 AIR FORCE, 11TH BOMB GROUP, 42ND BOMB SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ON FEBRUARY 1, 1943, HIS WAS ONE OF 9 B-17 AIRCRAFT THAT TOOK OFF FROM HENDERSON FIELD ON GUADALCANAL TO BOMB JAPANESE SHIPPING NEAR TONOLEI HARBOR, BOUGAINVILLE, NEW GUINEA. AFTER HIS BOMBING RUN, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY JAPANESE ZERO FIGHTERS. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, SILVER STAR, AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL.