World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wayne W. Cornette
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Abingdon, Virginia
Honored By
Mark Cornette
Relationship
My Father
Performed duties as Anti Tank Gunner as a member of a crew operating a semi mobile 57 mm Anti Tank gun. Acted as assistant squad leader, directed emplacement of gun and fired the gun using direct sighting instruments. Did this work while overseas in the Pacific Theater of Operations for 25 months.