World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kirby H. Woehst
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Madisonville, Texas
Honored By
Mrs. Harriet Woehst
Relationship
Wife
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1946. FLIGHT ENGINEER AND TOP TURRET GUNNER ASSIGNED TO 454 BOMB GROUP, 738 BOMB SQUADRON B-24 IN ITALY. SEVERAL MISSIONS OVER PLOESTI OIL FIELDS. AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AND AMERICAN THEATER MEDALS.