World War II Honoree

Wesley Willis 'Wes' Nixon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Freedom, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED U.S. ARMY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA, AS A CREW CHIEF WITH THE 9TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON. AS AN AIRCRAFT CREW CHIEF, HE SUPERVISED A GROUND CREW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF HIS ASSIGNED B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' AND B-24 'LIBERATOR' HEAVY BOMBER AIRCRAFT. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 8, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.