World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ross Winton Dye
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Walton, West Virginia
Honored By
Mr. Ross W. Dye
ARMY AIR FORCE CREW MEMBER, CARBINE MARKSMAN AND PISTOL MARKSMAN. SERVED IN ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND AIR COMBAT IN THE BALKANS. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE STAR AND WITH ONE SILVER STAR, AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. 35 MISSIONS IN B-24 AS TAIL GUNNER WITH 15TH AIR FORCE, 456TH BOMBER GROUP, 145TH SQUADRON.