World War II Honoree

John W. Gold

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Clinton, Oklahoma

Honored By

Ms. Sandra Vestal

Relationship

Daughter

STATIONED IN MISSOURI, FLORIDA, UTAH, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, WYOMING, KANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, GEORGIA AND AT PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. TRANSFERRED OVERSEAS MAY 21, 1943. RAPIDLY PROMOTED AND AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH HAD REACHED THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. WAS A RADIO OPERATOR AND TAIL GUNNER ON A FLYING FORTRESS AND TOOK PART IN HIS FIRST RAID OVER ENEMY TERRITORY TWO WEEKS BEFORE HIS DEATH.