World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard J. Penny
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Augustine, Florida
Honored By
Richard Penny
ENLISTED WHILE STILL A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL TO GO INTO PILOT TRAINING UPON GRADUATION; JULY 1944 JUST AFTER D-DAY. HOWEVER, I WAS BETTER BEING A MECHANIC ON A C-47 IN GERMANY ON THE AIR BASE IN WIESBADEN, THE FORMER GERMAN JET AIR BASE.