World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Claude O. Case
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Byron, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON AUGUST 21, 1942 AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN BERNARDINO AND SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, PENDLETON, OREGON, AND OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE HEADQUARTERS AND BASE SERVICE SQUADRON, 91ST SERVICE GROUP, 73RD BOMBARDMENT WING, 21ST BOMBER COMMAND, 20TH AIR FORCE, FOR SOME 11 MONTHS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (3 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 11, 1945, WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.