World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James D. Ezell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wheeling, West Virginia
Honored By
J. Donald Ezell
ENLISTED JULY 1941. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945, RANK OF MAJOR. AIRPLANE COMMANDER OF A B-29 BASED ON TINIAN ISLAND IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS. FLEW 35 MISSIONS OVER JAPAN. AWARDED THE Distinguished Flying Cross WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER. NO ONE IN CREW WOUNDED OR KILLED.