World War II Honoree

Rex B. Pitman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Montezuma, Iowa

Honored By

Sandy J. Fry

Relationship

Daughter

TOOK SOUTHERN ROUTE TO AFRICA. FLEW 47 MISSIONS AND ROTATED BACK TO THE BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, TRAINED CREWS IN B-26'S. CHANGED TO B-29 TRAINING, INSTRUCTED CREW TRAINING UNTIL WAR'S END. LATER JOINED FERRY COMMAND, FERRIED WAR WEARY B-29'S. SPENT A SHORT TIME IN THE 47TH BOMB GROUP, FLEW A-26'S BEFORE HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PILOT OF THE 95TH BOMBER SQUAD, IN AUGUST 1947.