World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Vincent West
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Greenville, South Carolina
Honored By
Fred O. Bartlett, Jr.
Relationship
Nephew
HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY AIR CORPS APRIL 1944. HE SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATION 1944-1945. DEPLOYED TO INDIA WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS BASE SERVICE SQUADRON, 383RD AIR SERVICE GROUP. TRANSFERRED IN 1945 TO SHANGHAI, CHINA AND ASSIGNED TO THE 422ND SIGNAL COMPANY AVIATION UNTIL HE ROTATED BACK TO THE STATES FOR SEPARATION.