World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Manuel P. Costa
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fall River, Massachusetts
Honored By
Mark Allen Costa
Relationship
Son
AVIATION CADET, FLIGHT LEADER, AND NAVIGATOR WITH 8TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND. ALSO WAS WITH 9TH AIR FORCE IN FRANCE; 1944-1946. GROUND DUTY OPERATIONS; 1946. RECIPIENT OF THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL FOR LAND/AIR PARTICIPATION IN THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE.