World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Julian d'Este Penrose
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mr. Charles Penrose
Relationship
Brother
Captain: 111th Infantry Regiment, 28 Infantry Division 1941 to 1942. Transferred in grade to U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942. Navigator School, Navigator, B-24 Bomber Group. Aleutian Islands 1942 to 1943. Navigator, B-24 Group based in Anguar Islands, Peleliu Islands, Pacific. Flying missions over Corregidor 1944 to 1945. Shot down over Mindanao Island, Philippines in 1945. Rescued. Discharged in 1946. Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star and Purple Heart.