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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Craig Dale Headley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ottumwa, Iowa

Honored By

Anonymous

Relationship

None

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted on October 3,1942 with USAAF. WW2 Army Air Force pilot served with honor in South Pacific. Earned Pilot wings at Douglas Army Air Force Base in 1944. Sent overseas to the South Asiatic Pacific theater with USAAF 5th Air Force, 375th Troop Carrier Group,57th Trooper Carrier Squadron. Flew B-17s,C-46 & C-47 planes dropping supplies to frontline troops and evacuating wounded. Earned: PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION,ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL with 1 campaign star, WW2 VICTORY MEDAL, AIR MEDAL,AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL,ASIATIC PACIFIC MEDAL with 2 campaign stars (Philippines & Ryukus).