World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lewis Wetzel Pendleton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nauvoo, Ohio
Honored By
Master Sergeant Russell Rulau
Relationship
Nephew-in-law
ENLISTED SPRING 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS AS A TAIL GUNNER ON AN ARMY AIR CORPS BOMBER IN PHILIPPINES DURING WWII. HAD ATTEMPTED TO ENTER PILOT TRAINING, BUT WAS INJURED IN A JEEP ACCIDENT DURING BASIC TRAINING, SO VOLUNTEERED FOR AIR CREW TRAINING. HONORABLY DISCHARGED 1945.