World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. B. Atkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
INDUCTED IN ARMY, JANUARY 5, 1943. SAILED FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ON DECEMBER 11, 1943. SPENT 19 MONTHS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE. FOUGHT AT NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORMANDY, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 17, 1945.