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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ernest S. Quick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Coral Gables, Florida

Honored By

Rose Quick

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ALTHOUGH HE WAS A LAWYER IN MIAMI, AND WAS OVER AGE, HE VOLUNTEERED AND INSISTED ON BEING A BOMBER. HIS PLANE (AND THREE OTHERS) WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BURMA BY JAPANESE. HE WAS IN A JAPANESE PRISON CAMP IN RANGOON FOR 22 MONTHS. HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AND THE PURPLE HEART.