WWII

John David Pelham

Rate / Rank
2nd LT

Birthdate
August 9 1921

Date of Death
May 25 1945

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
September 11 1942 - March 25 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

China - Philippines - New Guinea

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Tallahassee, Florida; Basic Flight Training Merced Army Air Field, California.
Silver wings; March 12, 1944, at Douglas Army Air Field, Arizona. Co-pilot of a photo reconnaissance aircraft, 6th Photo Reconnaissance Group 5th Air Force. stationed at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines.

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars

Notes

Born; Dothan, Alabama. Graduated Cairo High School. Graduated Middle Georgia College, March 11, 1943. Was ferrying a plane from Finschhafen, New Guinea to Clark Field, Philippines, landing at Biak Island to refuel. As the wheels struck the ground a tire blew and the plane crashed into an embankment. LT Pelham died instantly. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.