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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Clair L. Westlake

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cortland, New York

Honored By

Ms. Doreen B. Vaninwagen

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

KILLED IN AIR FORCE AFTER WAR IN 1953. VOLUNTEERED AT 18. SERVED AS INSTRUCTOR. FERRIED SHOT-UP B-25 AIRCRAFT FROM JAPAN. SERVED AS ADJUTANT IN JAPAN. STAYED IN AIR FORCE AS CAREER, TOOK JET TRAINING. GRADUATED, BUT CRASHED AND BURNED ON AN OUTING THERE IN B-25. LEFT 2 CHILDREN, ONE OF WHOM WAS KILLED IN FAR EASTERN WAR.