World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Raymond Guinan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Blissville, New York
Honored By
Patricia Jarvis
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AUGUST 20, 1942 TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE SEPTEMBER 15, 1945 WITH 2135TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A PHOTO LAB TECHNICIAN. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTH APENNINES, RHINELAND, ROME-ARNO, AND SOUTHERN FRANCE; AIR COMBAT. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER; JULY 15, 1944. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, AND PURPLE HEART MEDAL. SHARPSHOOTER; CARBINE, 30 CALIBER.