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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lyle C. Pearson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

N. Mankato, Minnesota

Honored By

Mr. Lyle R. Pearson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942. B-17 PILOT IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE. ON HIS 50TH MISSION HIS PLANE WAS HIT AND HE WAS MADE A POW IN STALAG LUFT 1 UNTIL LIBERATED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MAY 1945. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH CLUSTERS, AND THE PURPLE HEART. IN 1975 HE WAS ONE OF 6 US CITIZENS TO BE A GUEST OF THE SOVIET UNION AT AN INTERNATIONAL COMMEMORATION OF THE END OF WWII.