World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James C. Wilkes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Troy, Alabama
Honored By
Dr. James C. Wilkes
20th Air Force, 23 combat missions in a B-29. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for 'extraordinary achievement' while on a mission, bombing an aircraft factory on May 11, 1945 at Kobe.