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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Ms. Doris B. Glant

JOHN M. GLANT JR, US Army Air Forces (USAAF), World War II. Drafted in 1942 and reported for active duty on January 1943.

After basic training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland he was assigned to the 533 HM TK at Fort Benning, GA.

In June of 1943 he was accepted as an Aviation Cadet and transferred into the USAAF. He trained in several locations and took additional training in electronics and radar. He was next assigned to the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bomb) of the Fifth Air Force in the Pacific Theater. The Squadron was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster.

He was awarded:
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Medal with one Bronze Star
Philippine Liberation Medal
Occupation Medal with Japan Bar
Good Conduct Medal
Victory Medal.

He was honorably discharged in February 1946 and was always proud to have served his country. Always a loyal supporter of the Air Force he is a member of the Air Force Association, Olmstead Chapter 222 and the National Air & Space Museum.