World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alvin E. Gantt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Daytona Beach, Florida
Honored By
Wife
SERVED AUGUST 1, 1941 TO NOVEMBER 27, 1945 IN THE 579TH SIGNAL AIRCRAFT WARNING BATTALION, RADAR, 3RD AND 13TH ARMY AIR FORCE. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC FEBRUARY 1942 TO AUGUST 1944. SERVED IN AUSTRALIA, NEW CALEDONIA, ISLE OF PINES, GUADALCANAL, RENDOVA AND MUNDA. 578TH SAW BATTALION, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 1944 TO NOVEMBER 1945.