World War II Honoree

Wallace W. Helpingstine

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Whiting, Indiana

CORPORAL. SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCES FROM NOVEMBER 1942 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1945. HE WAS STATIONED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FOR 2 YEARS. HE WAS WITH THE 418TH NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON. HE REPAIRED THE P-61 AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO THE P-61, THE UNIT HAD WORKED ON B-36 BOMBERS. HE WAS AWARDED 4 OVERSEAS STRIPES AND 8 CAMPAIGN STARS AMONG HIS DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.