WWII

Douglas Crawford Bearden

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
January 30 1919

Date of Death
January 23 2004

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
October 9 1941 - October 23 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Asiatic Pacific Theater of Operations; June 18, 1942 - September 25, 1945
New Guinea, Papua, Southern Philippines

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
5th Air Force, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group
Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze star
World War II Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-147-234. Born; Shelbyville, Tennessee. Brother of AE 2 Frederick Waddell Bearden US Navy, PFC Robert Harry Bearden US Army and Coxswain James Hollis Bearden US Navy. Father of CT3 Douglas Larry Bearden US Navy. Burial; Broome Cemetery, Reno, Grady County, Georgia.