World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore M. Banta
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Honored By
Theodore M. Banta
Relationship
self
First pilot of the Yankee Gal. With the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Forces. Flew 35 combat missions over Nazi occupied Europe. Awarded the Purple Heart and the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters.