World War II Honoree

Harlan Alfred Dunn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bellingham, Washington

Honored By

Mrs. Harlan A. Dunn

Relationship

Wife

1ST LIEUTENANT. ENLISTED AS A PILOT IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS IN NOVEMBER 1941 AND WAS BASED IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW GUINEA FROM MAY 1943 THROUGH AUGUST 1944 WITH THE 408TH SQUADRON, 22ND BOMB GROUP, 5TH AIR FORCE. FLYING 60 MISSIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE IN THREE TYPES OF BOMBERS; B-24, B-25 AND B-26. UPON HIS RETURN FROM NEW GUINEA HE TRANSFERRED TO THE 4TH AIR FORCE, SERVING AS A B-24 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. HE WAS CHOSEN TO FLY SECURITY MISSIONS OVER SAN FRANCISCO DURING THE CONFERENCE ON THE FORMATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND LATER WAS A TEST PILOT AT VAN NUYS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA. DECEASED JANUARY 20, 2001.