World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John H. Monsees
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Reidsville, North Carolina
Honored By
John H. Monsees
ENLISTED 12/3/42. SERVED AS FLIGHT ENGINEER ON A B-24 WITH 15TH AIR FORCE, 454TH BOMB GROUP, 739TH BOMB SQUADRON, STATIONED AT SAN GIOVANNI AIRFIELD IN ITALY. COMPLETED 50 COMBAT MISSIONS, INCLUDING 3 MISSIONS TO THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS IN RUMANIA. RECEIVED AIR MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AERIAL GUNNER'S WINGS, FLIGHT CREW WINGS.