World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Palmer O. Myhra
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Iola, Wisconsin
Honored By
Master Sergeant Russell Rulau
Relationship
Comrade
ENLISTED ON JULY 8, 1942 AND DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 22, 1945. OVERSEAS FROM OCTOBER 21, 1943 - MAY 19, 1945, FIRST WITH 8TH AIR FORCE IN BURTONWOOD, ENGLAND. THEN FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. TRANSFERRED TO SOVIET UKRAINE TO SERVICE BOMBERS FROM ITALY MAKING RUN OVER PLOESTI OIL FIELDS AND LANDING IN UKRAINE. EARNED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BATTLE STARS AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL.