World War II Honoree

Leroy A. Wenstrom

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Leroy A. Wenstrom

1942, WAS PLATOON SERGEANT, AS A PRIVATE 1ST CLASS, IN A SPECIAL BATTALION FOR CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND DEFENSE OF MILITARY AIRFIELDS, MCCORD FIELD, TACOMA, WASHINGTON. 1942-1943 FLIGHT TRAINING; COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT IN ARMY AND RECEIVED HIS WINGS AS NAVIGATOR, JANUARY 1943 TO JANUARY 1945. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. JANUARY 1945 TO NOVEMBER 1945 IN COMBAT TRAINING IN B-17 BOMBER, THEN IN B-29 BOMBER. WAR WAS OVER BEFORE HE COMPLETED HIS TRAINING.