World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Perry Geitgey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), DURING THE WAR. HE SERVED ABOARD AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTING HEAVY EQUIPMENT USED TO BUILD AIR STRIPS IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945, AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.